■ET. 44.]
LETTERS.
47
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY ADDINGTON.
[Autograph, in the Sidmouth Papers.]
Sir, London , March 8th, 1803.
I feel very great reluctance in troubling you with any per-sonal concerns of mine, but I am really compelled to it, bycircumstances , 1 which, when explained, will, I think, convinceyou, that I cannot do otherwise; and knowing the value ofyour time, I will do it as shortly as I can.
His Majesty was graciously pleased, on account of my ser-vices in the Battle of the Nile, to bestow on me the highhonour of a Peerage of Great Britain , and to recommend it to
4 Lord Nelson submitted for Mr. Addington’s consideration the following state-ment of his property and income, which show's how necessary it was that he shouldreceive the same pecuniary reward as had been given to the other Admirals who hadgained a Victory. No increase of Pension was, however, granted to him.
My Exchequer Pension for the Nile..£2000 0 0
Navy Pension for loss of one arm and one eye .... 023 0 0
Half-pay as Vice-Admiral. 465 0 0
Interest of £1000 3 per Cents. 30 0 0
£3418 0 0
To Lady Nelson.£1800 0 0
Interest of money owing. 500 0 0
Pension to my Brother’s Widow. 200 0 0
To assisting in educating my Nephews. 150 0 0
Expenditure .... 2650 0 0
Income. 8418 0 0
Therefore, Lord Nelson is free of House-rent, but has to pay charities necessaryfor his station in life, taxes, repairs, servants, and to live upon £768 per annum.
Merton House, land, plate, and furniture.£20,000 0 0
In 3 per Cents, £1000 Stock.
DEBTS.
By Mortgage on Merton, to assist in the purchase . . 6000 0 0
Fitting out for the Baltic, and again for my Command on) n
the Coast, in Summer 1801.)
Beal Property of Lord Nelson, £10,000.In Three per Cents, £1000 Stock.”
£ 10,000 0 0