11-18-201211-18-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2621BBoston
November 18, 2012 11:00 AMCalender
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Horatio Nelson, First Viscount Nelson, First Duke Bronte (1758-1805) Autograph Letter, Signed, 4 March 1801, aboard the Saint George

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM

Description:

Horatio Nelson, First Viscount Nelson, First Duke Bronte (1758-1805)Autograph Letter, Signed, 4 March 1801, aboard the Saint George. Single page on paper. To Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge (1737-1814) most likely written just before the Battle of Copenhagen in the Baltic Sea, coordinating communications, nicely mounted and framed with a color portrait of Nelson, small glue stains in the upper corners of the letter, 16 1/2 x 24 in. overall.


Provenance: A prominent Cincinnati, Ohio, collector.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Horatio Nelson, Duke Bronte, Admiral, Baltic Sea, Skeffington Lutwidge, Ohio, Cincinnati