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Lot 118 |
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Nelson, Horatio, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté (1758-1805) Vice Admiral of the British Navy, famous for his service during the Napoleonic Wars. He was shot and killed by a French sniper during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), his most famous victory.
Document Signed ("Nelson & Bronte") as Vice Admiral, aboard His Majesty's ship Victory, 2pp, 12¾ x 8¼", Nov. 24, 1804. Orders directed "To the Boatswains of His Majesty's Ships Sovereign Conqueror and Excellent:" "Having appointed W. John Aberdeen Boatswain of His Majesty's Ship Madras to be Boatswain of His Majesty's Ship Superb, in the room of Mr. Lockhart removed to the Victory. You are therefore hereby required and directed to repair immediately on Board His Majesty's Ship Superb and take a Strict and careful Survey on the Boatswain's remains of Stores which you are to deliver over from the charge of Mr. George Lockhart, into the charge and custody of the Captain of the said Ship, 'till Mr. John Aberdeen the…Boatswain shall join, Reporting to me from under Your Hands a clear and correct Amount of Your procedings herein for my information." Fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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$2,520 |
Lot 119 |
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Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) British soldier and statesman, hero of Waterloo; one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century.
Letter signed ("Wellington"), 1 p, 9 x 7", in French, "au quartier général à Paris," Nov. 13, 1815. To Major Winterfield of the Lubeck Battalion, "I received your letter of 26 October, and having considered what happened between Colonel Le Neil Campbell and you, I have written him a letter, of which I send you a copy…." The copy of Wellington's letter (in English) to Colonel Campbell is included. The letter concerns Campbell's unjustified reproach of a complete battalion, although only three officers had committed an offense. Five months earlier, on June 18, 1815, with the help of forces under the Prussian field marshal von Blücher, Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He remained in France for the next three years as head of the allied occupation forces.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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$390 |
Lot 120 |
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Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) British soldier and statesman, hero of Waterloo; one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. Free franked address panel ("Free Wellington") at lower left, 2¾ x 3½", Jan. 3, 1820. With holograph address. Red, circular cancellation with a crown at the top. Light soiling, else fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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