Letter from Nelson to Evan Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty, dated 1 September 1797. One of the first letters he wrote with his left hand after having his right arm amputated.
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/396 (N168)
Seahorse, Spithead 1 Sept[ember] 1797
Sir,
I have the honor to acquaint you of my Arrival here agreeable to orders and which the enclosed is a copy. And I have to request their Lordships permission to go on shore for the recovery of my wounds.
I have the honour to be Sir Your most obedient servant Horatio Nelson
