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Letter

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1799

GUSN

GUSN-56691

Description

Autographed letter from Lord Nelson to Sir James St. Clair

Details

Descriptive Terms

letters (correspondence)
ink
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Ink
LETTER

Associated Person

Rosslyn, James St. Clair Erskine, Earl of, 1762-1837

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 (Maker)

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

7.875 x 9.375 x 0.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4384

Places

Probably

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