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Correspondence regarding the funeral of Lord Nelson, 1806

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 22/29

Scope and Contents

Four letters relating to Sir James Shaw and his status in Lord Nelson's funeral.

Dates

  • Creation: 1806

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Sir James Shaw (1764-1844) was appointed Lord Mayor of London in 1805, and in this capacity led the funeral of Lord Nelson on 9 January 1806.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 11c99

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 46.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Miss Monica McLaren.

Existence and Location of Copies

Xerox copies of the letters were supplied to the Guildhall Library, 11 January 1967.

Bibliography

The collection is described in the R.C.S. Library Talk 'A second lucky dip' (December 1966).

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.

Originator(s)

Shaw, Sir, James, 1764-1844, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of London

Finding aid date

2003-12-17 14:55:13+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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