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Will of Horatio Nelson 10 May 1803. Includes six codicils dated 13 May 1803, 6 September...
Catalogue reference: PROB 1/22
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This record is about the Will of Horatio Nelson 10 May 1803. Includes six codicils dated 13 May 1803, 6 September... dating from 11 July 1806 in the series Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- Will of Horatio Nelson 10 May 1803. Includes six codicils dated 13 May 1803, 6 September 1803, 19 February 1804, 4 April 1804, 19 April 1804, and 11 September 1805; private letter relating to second codicil, dated 6 September 1803; private diary containing codicil dated 21 October 1805 and proved 11 July 1806; and two affidavits, one by William, Lord Merton and John Tyson, dated 18 December 1805, and one by Rev. Alexander John Scott, dated 30 June 1806. Proved 23 December 1805.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 11 July 1806
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Description (What the record is about)
- Will of Lord Horatio Nelson 10 May 1803. Includes six codicils dated 13 May 1803, 6 September 1803, 19 February 1804, 4 April 1804, 19 April 1804, and 11 September 1805; private letter relating to second codicil, dated 6 September 1803; private diary containing codicil dated 21 October 1805 and proved 11 July 1806; and two affidavits, one by William, Lord Merton and John Tyson, dated 18 December 1805, and one by Rev. Alexander John Scott, dated 30 June 1806. Proved 23 December 1805.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Part of this document are temporarily unavailable as they are on display at The National Archives, Keepers Gallery
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Wills and probate
- Diaries
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PROB 1
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons
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Will of Horatio Nelson 10 May 1803. Includes six codicils dated 13 May 1803, 6 September 1803, 19 February 1804, 4 April 1804, 19 April 1804, and 11 September 1805; private letter relating to second codicil, dated 6 September 1803; private diary containing codicil dated 21 October 1805 and proved 11 July 1806; and two affidavits, one by William, Lord Merton and John Tyson, dated 18 December 1805, and one by Rev. Alexander John Scott, dated 30 June 1806. Proved 23 December 1805.
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