*ST. KITTS AND NEVIS* Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916-1978) First Premier of St. Kitts & Nevis (1967-1978) First National Hero (Page 1)—279.86 The Surviving Letters And Drafts Of Letters From Lady Frances Herbert Nelson To Admiral Horatio Nelson, Her Husband: 1. September 30, 1794 2. October 6, 1794 3. October 16, 1794 4. November 2, 1794 5. November 17, 1794 6. November 27, 1794 7. December 4, 1794 8. December 10, 1794 9. December 16, 1794 10. December 17, 1794 11. December 28, 1794 12. February 8, 1797 13. February 15, 1797 14. February 23, 1797 15. February 26, 1797 16. March 11, 1797 17. March 20, 1797 18. March 26, 1797 19. April 3, 1797 20. April 3, 1797 21. April 10, 1797 22. April 17, 1797 23. May 8, 1797 24. May 15, 1797 25. May 28, 1797 26. June 19, 1797 27. March 30, 1798 28. April 4, 1798 29. April 5, 1798 30. April 7, 1798 31. April 17, 1798 32. April 23, 1798 33. May 6, 1798 34. May 15, 1798 35. May 28, 1798 36. June 11, 1798 37. June 18, 1798 38. June 25, 1798 39. July 9, 1798 40. July 16, 1798 41. July 23, 1798 42. July 30, 1798 43. August 13, 1798 44. August 26, 1798 45. September 11, 1798 46. October 1, 1798 47. June 7, 1799 48. June 18, 1799 49. June 30, 1799 50. August 18, 1799 51. September 8, 1799 52. September 23, 1799 53. October 14, 1799 54. October 21, 1799 55. October 27, 1799 56. November 13, 1799 57. November 25, 1799 58. December 3, 1799 59. December 10, 1799 60. December 13, 1799 61. December 26, 1799 62. January 13, 1800\fn{A note reads: The text given there is incomplete} 63. February 4, 1800 64. February 11, 1800 65. February 17, 1800 66. February 23, 1800 67. March 4, 1800 68. March 15, 1800 69. March 24, 1800 70. March 29 1800 71. April 15 1800 72. April, 1801\fn{A note reads: It is not known whether a letter was sent to Nelson at this time, but the draft preserved by Lady Nelson has several corrections} 73. July, 1801\fn{A single word at the end of this draft reads: unfinished} 74. December 18, 1801\fn{A note reads: This letter, addressed to Nelson at Davison’s house, was returned to Lady Nelson with a note by Davison, ‘Opened by mistake by Lord Nelson, but not read. A Davison.’ A facsimile of the original is printed on page xxviii with the note: Lady Nelson’s last letter to Nelson, December 18, 1801.}\fn{by Frances Herbert Nelson (1761-1831)} Nevis Island, St. Kitts & Nevis (F) 46 18µ20 (48)—255.27 & 280.71 Excerpts from 1. Cambridge 2. A Distant Shore 3. Crossing The River 4. Higher Ground\fn{by Caryl Phillips (1958- )} St. Christopher Island, St. Kitts & Nevis. (M) 46 † 279.86 The Surviving Letters And Drafts Of Letters From Lady Frances Herbert Nelson To Admiral Horatio Nelson, Her Husband: 1. September 30, 1794 2. October 6, 1794 3. October 16, 1794 4. November 2, 1794 5. November 17, 1794 6. November 27, 1794 7. December 4, 1794 8. December 10, 1794 9. December 16, 1794 10. December 17, 1794 11. December 28, 1794 12. February 8, 1797 13. February 15, 1797 14. February 23, 1797 15. February 26, 1797 16. March 11, 1797 17. March 20, 1797 18. March 26, 1797 19. April 3, 1797 20. 1 April 3, 1797 21. April 10, 1797 22. April 17, 1797 23. May 8, 1797 24. May 15, 1797 25. May 28, 1797 26. June 19, 1797 27. March 30, 1798 28. April 4, 1798 29. April 5, 1798 30. April 7, 1798 31. April 17, 1798 32. April 23, 1798 33. May 6, 1798 34. May 15, 1798 35. May 28, 1798 36. June 11, 1798 37. June 18, 1798 38. June 25, 1798 39. July 9, 1798 40. July 16, 1798 41. July 23, 1798 42. July 30, 1798 43. August 13, 1798 44. August 26, 1798 45. September 11, 1798 46. October 1, 1798 47. June 7, 1799 48. June 18, 1799 49. June 30, 1799 50. August 18, 1799 51. September 8, 1799 52. September 23, 1799 53. October 14, 1799 54. October 21, 1799 55. October 27, 1799 56. November 13, 1799 57. November 25, 1799 58. December 3, 1799 59. December 10, 1799 60. December 13, 1799 61. December 26, 1799 62. January 13, 1800\fn{A note reads: The text given there is incomplete} 63. February 4, 1800 64. February 11, 1800 65. February 17, 1800 66. February 23, 1800 67. March 4, 1800 68. March 15, 1800 69. March 24, 1800 70. March 29 1800 71. April 15 1800 72. April, 1801\fn{A note reads: It is not known whether a letter was sent to Nelson at this time, but the draft preserved by Lady Nelson has several corrections} 73. July, 1801\fn{A single word at the end of this draft reads: unfinished} 74. December 18, 1801\fn{A note reads: This letter, addressed to Nelson at Davison’s house, was returned to Lady Nelson with a note by Davison, ‘Opened by mistake by Lord Nelson, but not read. A Davison.’ A facsimile of the original is printed on page xxviii with the note: Lady Nelson’s last letter to Nelson, December 18, 1801.}\fn{by Frances Herbert Nelson (1761-1831)} Nevis Island, St. Kitts & Nevis (F) 46 1 Yesterday was your birthday. Mr. Suckling drank it with no small pleasure, gave some of his best wines and a Norfolk man deserved two geese. We were cheerful. Mr. Rumsey and family were of the party. Mr. Mentz as usual intreated his best respects to you and said many handsome things which I received with pleasure knowing how deserving you were of them. A happy birthday for me, the next I hope we shall be together. Your letter and my son’s of the 5th September I have received and look every day for one telling me you are coming. Everybody that Mr. S. and Maurice has asked if they know who are the captains that are coming home seems to say, you of course, that the ship must want much rest. Maurice came here last Sunday. He is much wanted at the Navy Office, but I do not know that they have offered him what would make it worth his while to quit his present station, for his half pay is £130 yearly and profitable one now. He is grown stout. Your assurances of health and I hope the prospect of soon seeing my dear husband and child has made me happy beyond expression. It has given health for before you wrote me you were well and Calvi was taken, I was fallen into the same way I was last year, now I am quite well. Mr. Suckling behaves in kindest manner. Miss Suckling I shall always have a sincere regard for. Mrs. S. is equally kind. My dear son’s letter did contain news. I thank him for it and hope he is quite right in what he says. Lord Southampton is gone to demand the Princess of Brunswick for a wife for the Prince of Wales, everybody congratulates themselves on the change he is going to make; Mrs. Fitzherbert has been long dismissed. Her violence of temper and some improprieties gave disgust. Everybody are full of the wicked design that a French watchmaker had to take away the life of our king. They were three concerned, the French man, who had made a tube, which upon blowing with his mouth a poisoned arrow was to have struck our King, a saddler and a chemist in Fleet Street. The saddler’s conscience tormented him. He went and disclosed it. They are all taken up. The Playhouse was to have been the scene of wickedness, the signal for the watchmaker a call of “riot”. I wish these French away I never liked them. The West Indies is now a scene of mortality. Never was such a fever there before. An officer who was tried for not knowing his own things has seen most of the Court Martial dead before the trial was over. The hurricane they have had I hope will be of service to them. Guadeloupe is not yet retaken. Capt. Roberts is a prisoner, recovered his wound. [I am] glad Maurice Suckling is well. Pray [take] care of yourself. How I shall rejoice to see you. You must save yourself as much as you possibly can. Sir Andrew Hammond\fn{Comptroller of the Navy (1794-1806)} has a house at Hampstead. I shall call on Lady H. and the first time I can on Lady Hood. Lord H. has had leave to come by land or in his ship. The French have ships cruising. Mrs. Matcham I have not heard from since I came to town, but Maurice tells me they went to Tunbridge. Surely there never was such an unsettled man. The journey I hope will be of service to her. You may depend upon it, it is a violent cold she has caught. Capt. Suckling embarks again for the continent. They are all well. Suckling Nelson and the two clergymen of Aylsham are very good friends. Mr. S. says he liked to have my letters sent to him for then he knew you were well. He is very much interested about you. Our father is well. Mr.