Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), a small qua...

Hammer

£250

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), a small quantity of ephemera relating to the death of Nelson, including invitation entrance ticket to the funeral of the late Vice Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson, St Paul’s Cathedral, 1806, this ticket number 357 admitting “Revd Mr. Taylor (Chaplain of the late Viscount Nelson)”, (a/f), with large part loss affecting engraved area top right corner and right hand margin, also affected by toning; plus engraving of Nelson’s Funeral Car by William Thomas Fitzgerald, published by Edward Orme, 1806, toning to centre of engraved illustration; plus a manuscript contemporary document, "Lord Nelson’s Will" [2]pp, "Lord Nelson's Will, The Testamentary papers of the lamented Lord Nelson were yester-day proved in Doctor's Commons by Earl Nelson and Mr Haslewood the executors - the will is dated May 10th 1803 - and there are several codicils, all except one in his Lordship's hand writing - the latest of which bears date the 11th of September last. An annuity of £1000 a year is bequeathed to Viscountess Nelson widow of the deceased. The estate and Dukedom of Bronte are limited in such a manner as to accompany the Barony of Nelson...The most remarkable of presents he received from distinguished persons and from public bodies are distributed among his brother Lord Nelson and his two sisters, Mrs Bolton and Mrs Matcham, and to these in equal thirds, is bequeathed the residing estate. The legacies are not numerous, the only legacies to persons not of Lord Nelson's family are, to Lady Hamilton, to Mr Davison, to Captain Hardy, to Mr Haslewood, to Miss Horatio Nelson Thompson, to Mr John Scott (his Lordship's secretary who fell by his side in the fatal action off Cape Trafalgar) and to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The House and furniture at MErton and sevenly acres of the adjoining land are given to Lady Hamilton, together with a legacy of £2000 and a rent charge on the Bronte Estate of £5000 a year during her life" (3)