Nelson's father.- Nelson (Rev Edmund, Rector of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, father of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, 1722-1802) c. 206 Autograph Letters signed "Edm Nelson" to his daughter Catherine "Kitty" Nelson and some jointly to her husband George Matcham, to their homes variously at Barton Turf (Norfolk, near Norwich), Bath, Ringwood (New Forest) and Newhouse (Redlynch), together c. 463pp., sm. 4to, Burnham Thorpe, (Norfolk), Roundwood House, (Ipswich), 1 from Merton Place (Surrey) and elsewhere, 1787-93 & 1795-1801, on family affairs (her brothers William and Suckling Nelson), financial affairs, health and with numerous references to Horatio Lord Nelson, many with wax seals, numerous tears where opened, some slightly affecting text, some other tears along folds, slightly browned, roughly sorted in yearly packets.

⁂ "... the News of the Glorious Victory, Your Great & Good Brother, has obtained... ." - Edmund Nelson.

References to Nelson, include:

(1). 1793. "4th February Your good Brother having received from the Admiralty notice, that the Agamemnon is in readiness to be commissioned for him, this morning left Thorpe, in Health and Great Spirits... ."

(2). 1795. "2nd January... Mrs N had a letter... your Bro. then at Leghorn repairing a worn out ship and sickly men. He himself quite well tired of... pork and wishing to meet the Toulon Fleet, when ships get up the Mediter... ."

(3). 1798. "1st October... Mr Capell Lieut, of the Vanguard, is this inst Landed, from the Kite, his account is that he left Sir Hor: walking the Deck, perfectly recovered, from the wound he had received in the action. He has taken thirteen sail of the line and has added as much as possible to the Laurels he had already obtained... 8th October... nothing can be added except words of affection and pious thanksgiving for the safety of your Great & Good Bro we have recd. one letter from him, who tells us he is as well as can be expected from the inexpressible Fatigue both of Body & Mind... 22nd Oct.... the Sicilian Majisties, Creation of your Brother Duke of B... the territory annexed to the Title is 4000 L pr ann; is very capable of improvement, and is situated at the foot of Mount Aetna... ."

(4). 1799. 31st December. "... Captain Hardy [Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, baronet (1769-1839), naval officer; was present at Nelson's death and it was to him that Nelson's dying words, 'Kiss me, Hardy', were addressed], gave us the pleasing intelligence, that he left your Bro. as well as usual... ."

(5). 1801. "Early this morning, our good friend [Nelson], left London for Plymouth, and wishing to hoist his flagg, as soon as possible... I will not be in His power, to pass thro. Bath... yet... He may visit you before he leaves England... ."