Album of 140 letter covers, nearly all addressed to Mr W [William B] Page, Nurseryman, of Southampton, many with free frank marks, senders include Nelson, Nelson & Bronte (see below), Palmerston, G.Grote, Hood, Willoughby de Broke, Gladstone, Derby, Pembroke, etc, all cut and pasted into the album.
140 covers in total on 34 pages with 2 covers per side (total 4 each), 1 page with 3 covers and 1 with 1 cover.
Of particular note is the cover from William Nelson, First Earl [and Duke of Bronte], signed "Nelson & Bronte" Salisbury 1832. Horatio Nelson's older brother, a parson by profession, close with Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson until after Lord Nelson's death when rumors of his suppressing that part of Lord Nelson's will which related to her caused their relationship to alter. This rumor was in fact false.
Album of 140 letter covers, nearly all addressed to Mr W [William B] Page, Nurseryman, of Southampton, many with free frank marks, senders include Nelson, Nelson & Bronte (see below), Palmerston, G.Grote, Hood, Willoughby de Broke, Gladstone, Derby, Pembroke, etc, all cut and pasted into the album.
140 covers in total on 34 pages with 2 covers per side (total 4 each), 1 page with 3 covers and 1 with 1 cover.
Of particular note is the cover from William Nelson, First Earl [and Duke of Bronte], signed "Nelson & Bronte" Salisbury 1832. Horatio Nelson's older brother, a parson by profession, close with Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson until after Lord Nelson's death when rumors of his suppressing that part of Lord Nelson's will which related to her caused their relationship to alter. This rumor was in fact false.