Fresh from the fabulous framers, www.homeframe.co.uk
in Plymouth, is my favourite purchase of the year!
Original Admiralty Pallbearer invitation to Admiral Sir Charles Pole (Lord Nelson’s Funeral) d.1805
This amazing find is an autographed signed letter from William Marsden, 1st Secretary to the Admiralty, and dated 24 December 1805 to Admiral Sir Charles Pole, inviting him to be one of the pallbearers at the forthcoming funeral of Lord Nelson, 1½ pp. (12 x 9½”)
Although Nelson had died on 21 October at Trafalgar, news of his death did not reach London until 5 November. The Victory bearing the Admiral’s body anchored at Spithead, off Portsmouth, on 5 December, and the immense state funeral took place at St Paul’s Cathedral on 9 January 1806. Admiral Pole was an old friend of Nelson’s and was of the six who met the coffin, borne by twelve men off HMS Victory.
NB. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Morice Pole, 1st Baronet (1757–1830) was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and politician who served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars. He was highly regarded for his service, later becoming a Member of Parliament and holding the prestigious rank of Admiral of the Fleet
The letter is in fine fettle with age related imperfections including a missing corner tear. It’s been professionally framed & mounted behind UV Anti-reflective glass to protect the ink, with the bulk of the invite visible to the front with William Marsdens signature to the reverse, visible in a window to the back. (14” x 18.5”)
This is a great naval artefact from one of the largest state funerals of its day of a much admired national hero, Lord Nelson!
£1250
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