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Record Id:

032-002055628

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032-002055628

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Add MS 37076

Title:

LETTERS and papers of, or relating to, Nelson, viz.

1. Three holograph letters from Nelson : (a) to the French General and Admiral at Malta, offerinG terms for their surrender; [Oct. 1798]. Draft, endorsed by Sir W. Hamilton. [Printed, with slightly different wording, in Nelson's Despatches, iii. p. 155.] f. 1 ;-(b) to Dr. [Benjamin] Moseley, on the health of the fleet, et(-. ; " Victory," 11 Mar. 1804 [Despatches, v. p. 437]. f. 3;-

(c) to Capt. Blackwood, withh instructions for the blockade of Cadiz Victory," 4 Oct. 1805 [Despatches, vii.p. 437]. f. 3;-

2. General Dumouriez to his " dear and glorious " Nelson, after the battle of Copenhagen ; Ottensen par Altüna, 20 Apr. 1801. f. 7.

3. Miscellaneous papers concerning the French occupation of Malta and the battle of the Nile, including reports (holograph and copies) on the island from Gen. Menard to the Minister of Marine, copies of proclamations by Napoleon to his troops (f. 16) and to the people of Egypt (f. 17), translations of accounts of the battle of the Nile by Rear-Adm. Blanquet (f. 39) and J. B. Poussielque (f. 45), plans of the battle and lists of the ships, losses, etc., an unsigned letter from Napoleon to Gen. Vaubois (f. 49), a letter, endorsed 1837, from Capt. John Tancock to Sir John Ross on Lord de Saumarez at the Nile (f. 60), etc. Many of the documents are endorsed by Sir W. Hamilton. f. 9. Paper; ff. 62. From the Holding Collection (sale-cat. 8 July, 1905, lots 72, 115, 148). Folio.

Scope & Content:

Island of Malta: Miscellaneneus papers connected with, during French occupation: 1798-1800.

France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: Papers relating to the war with England, Naples, etc.: 1798-1800.

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Papers connected with his command in the Mediterranean: 1798.

George III of England: Papers relating to the war with France in the Mediterranean: 1798-1800.

includes:

f. 1 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Terms offered to the French at Malta: [1798].: Hologr. draft.
ff. 2 b, 31 b, 32 b, 36 b, 46 b, 49 b, 53 b, 57 b, 58 b Sir William Hamilton, KB; Envoy at Naples: Endorsements by, of papers relating to Malta and the Battle of the Nile: 1798.
f. 3 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter to Dr. Moseley: 1804.: Hologr.
f. 5 Captain Henry Blackwood, KCB (1819), Vice-Admiral (1821): Instructions to, from Lord Nelson: 1805.
f. 5 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Instructions to Capt. Blackwood: 1805.: Hologr.
f. 7 Charles François Duperrier Dumouriez, French general: Letter to Lord Nelson: 1801.
f. 7 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter to, from Gen. Dumouriez: 1801.
ff. 9-62 passim Nile Battle of the: Papers connected with: 1798.
ff. 11, 13, 15, 26 Menard, Commissaire de Marine, Ordonnateur at Malta: Letters to the French Minister of Marine: 1798.: Fr.
f. 16 Napoleon I of France: Proclamation to his troops for the Egyptian campaign: 1798.: Fr.: Copy.
f. 17 Napoleon I of France: Proclamation to the people of Egypt: 1798.: Fr.: Copy.
ff. 19 b-22 Menard, Commissaire de Marine, Ordonnateur at Malta: State, etc., of vessels in the harbour of Malta: 1798.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 23 General Alexandre Berthier, Minister of War: Orders of Napoleon for the administration of Egypt signed by: 1798.
f. 24 General Alexandre Berthier, Minister of War: Orders to Gen. Kléber in Egypt: 1798.: Fr.: Signed.
ff. 30-36 Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, KCB: Plans, etc., of the Battle of the nile brought by, to Sir W. Hamilton: 1798.
ff. 32-34 Maps and Plans: Plans of the Battle of the Nile: 1798.
ff. 39-44 Blanquet du Chayla, (Vice-Admiral Armand Simon Marie de): Account of the Battle of the Nile: 1798.: Transl.
f. 45 Jean-Baptiste Étienne Poussielgue, Administrateur-général des Finances de l-Égypte: Account of the Battle of the Nile: 1798.: Transl.
f. 49 Napoleon I of France: Letter to Gen. Vaubois: 1798.: Fr.
f. 50 Antoine Vondiziano, British Agent in Cyprus: Letter to Nelson: 1798.: Fr.
f. 54 Captain Richard Retalick: Account of the Battle of the Nile: 1798.: Ital.
f. 55 Giovanni Battista Raymondi: Letter to Sir W. Hamilton: 1798.: Ital.
f. 57 Alexandria, Egypt: List of French ships at: 1798.
f. 60 Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Baronet; 1st Baron de Saumarez 1831: Letter by Capt. J. Tancock concerning: 1837.
f. 60 Captain John Tancock: Letter to Sir J. Ross: 1837.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

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1 item

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Languages:

English
French
Italian

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1798

End Date:

1837

Date Range:

[1798]-1837

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Names:

Berthier, Alexandre, General; Minister of War
Blackwood, Henry, Captain; KCB (1819), Vice-Admiral (1821)
Blanquet du Chayla, (Vice-Admiral Armand Simon Marie de)
Capel, Thomas Bladen, Admiral KCB
Dumouriez, Charles François du Perier, army officer and politician, 1739-1823
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
Hamilton, William, Knight, British envoy at Naples and art collector, 1731-1803
Menard, Commissaire de Marine, Ordonnateur at Malta
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Poussielgue, Jean-Baptiste Étienne, Administrateur-général des Finances de l-Égypte
Raymondi, Giovanni Battista
Republic of France
Retalick, Richard, Captain; of Add MS 37076
Saumarez, James, Baronet; 1st Baron de Saumarez 1831, Admiral
Tancock, John, Captain
Vondiziano, Antoine, British Agent in Cyprus

Places:

Alexandria, Egypt
Malta, Europe