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HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON (1758-1805)
Autograph letter signed ('Nelson & Bronte') to 'Mr Sergeant Shepherd' [Samuel Shepherd], Victory, 14 February 1804, 2 pages, 4to, separate autograph cover addressed to Shepherd at Lincolns Inn Fields (two tiny holes in centre-fold of blank 2nd leaf, remains of small red wax seals, traces of mounting on verso, the cover torn and slightly soiled).
A WARM EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND RELIEF AT THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF NELSON'S LAWSUIT AGAINST EARL ST VINCENT OVER PRIZE MONEY. 'The Moniteur first announced to me that justice had triumphed over power for in no other point of view shall I ever look upon the whole of that business, and from the friendly part you took in my case I am sure you would not have allowed me to go on if the justness of my cause had not been clear to your mind, as a lawyer I thank you for all the attention you have ever paid to my cause, and as a friend for all the interest which you took in it'. Nelson also passes on Captain Donnelly's favourable comment on Shepherd's relative 'Mr White'.
The court case with Earl St Vincent was over Nelson's entitlement to approximately £13,000 of prize money for the seizure of enemy ships in the Mediterranean. The handling of the case was left to his lawyers, Booth and Haslewood, and he remained on friendly terms with St Vincent throughout it. Sir Samuel Shepherd (1760-1840), barrister, friend of Garrick and Sergeant-at-law, was appointed King's Sergeant in 1796, and in 1812 Solicitor General. He gave advice to Nelson over his suit. Captain Ross Donnelly was on the frigate Narcissus.
Autograph letter signed ('Nelson & Bronte') to 'Mr Sergeant Shepherd' [Samuel Shepherd], Victory, 14 February 1804, 2 pages, 4to, separate autograph cover addressed to Shepherd at Lincolns Inn Fields (two tiny holes in centre-fold of blank 2nd leaf, remains of small red wax seals, traces of mounting on verso, the cover torn and slightly soiled).
A WARM EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND RELIEF AT THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF NELSON'S LAWSUIT AGAINST EARL ST VINCENT OVER PRIZE MONEY. 'The Moniteur first announced to me that justice had triumphed over power for in no other point of view shall I ever look upon the whole of that business, and from the friendly part you took in my case I am sure you would not have allowed me to go on if the justness of my cause had not been clear to your mind, as a lawyer I thank you for all the attention you have ever paid to my cause, and as a friend for all the interest which you took in it'. Nelson also passes on Captain Donnelly's favourable comment on Shepherd's relative 'Mr White'.
The court case with Earl St Vincent was over Nelson's entitlement to approximately £13,000 of prize money for the seizure of enemy ships in the Mediterranean. The handling of the case was left to his lawyers, Booth and Haslewood, and he remained on friendly terms with St Vincent throughout it. Sir Samuel Shepherd (1760-1840), barrister, friend of Garrick and Sergeant-at-law, was appointed King's Sergeant in 1796, and in 1812 Solicitor General. He gave advice to Nelson over his suit. Captain Ross Donnelly was on the frigate Narcissus.
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