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MS Eng 196.5

Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805. Horatio Nelson correspondence with Lady Emma Hamilton and others: Guide.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: pf
Call No.: MS Eng 196.5
Creator: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 .
Title: Horatio Nelson correspondence with Lady Emma Hamilton and others,
Date(s): 1760-1869.
Quantity: 5 boxes (.8 linear ft.)
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: Correspondence, portraits and engravings of the British naval hero Lord Horatio Nelson, his mistress Lady Emma Hamilton, and others.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Joseph Husband; received: 1928 18 September.
Volume of letters donated by Amy Lowell in 1925.

Access Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Horation Nelson Correspondence with Lady Emma Hamilton and Others (MS Eng 196.5). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

Horatio Nelson was a British admiral who defeated the French fleet during the Napoleonic wars. Lady Emma Hamilton was his mistress.

Arrangement

Alphabetical index of names available at end of finding aid.

Scope and Content

Correspondence of Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton with King George III and other heads of state, Hamilton's husband William Hamilton, and many others, together with portraits of Nelson, Hamilton, and others, and engravings of Nelson and naval battles, among other items.

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