Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. 46: The Spencer Papers, Vol; 1 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. 46: The Spencer Papers, Vol; 1

Besides the selected papers in the cases there are a number of loose letters tied up in bundles containing almost as many more items. Most important are (i) a bundle of Nelson letters, nearly all of which have been printed by Nicolas in the Addenda~ to the seventh volume of his Despatches and Letters. None of these, however, relate to the period covered by this volume; (2) seven bundles of St. Vincent letters extend ing from August 1796 to the end of 1800; (3) a bundle of Duncan letters reporting almost day by day the tedious details of his interminable blockade in the North Sea. Besides these there are bundles containing correspondence with'pitt, Dundas, Grenville, Portland, Colpoys, Bridport, and Gardner, and one labelled various.'

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Excerpt from Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. 46: The Spencer Papers, Vol; 1

A short time before his lamented death our first President, the fifth Earl Spencer, in final testimony of the Warm interest he had always taken in the Society, placed at its disposal for publication a large mass of papers, which had, belonged to his grandfather and predecessor in the office of First Lord of the Admiralty. A cursory examina tion of the series of documents was enough to reveal their peculiar historical importance, and Without hesitation the Council decided to avail themselves of the opportunity Which had been so generously offered, and to issue a full selection of them at the earliest opportunity.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.