Your faithful friend, and obedient humble servant,

NELSON.
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I beg the favour of your transmitting to me by the first safe
opportunity such of my dear brother's papers (not of a public
nature) as are under your care, and of making for me (with my
sincere regards and kind compliments) to Captain Hardy the like
request.

Please to let me hear from you the moment you arrive at Portsmouth
and direct to me as above, when I will send you any further
directions I may have received from ministers.


18 Charles Street, Berkeley Square,

Dec. 6. 1805.

My dear Sir,--I have this moment received your kind letter. I do
not know I can add any thing to my former letter to you, or to
what I have written to Captain Hardy. I will speak fully to Mr.
Chevalier[4] before he leaves me.

Your faithful and obliged humble servant,

NELSON.

It will be of great importance that I am in possession of his