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From: "Barry Carlson" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] HORATIA NELSON and her mother EMMA HAMILTON
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:35:52 +1300
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Ann King wrote in part:-

> Before the battle of Trafalgar, Nelson made his will - "these are the
> favours I ask of my King and Country at the moment when I am going to
> fight
> their Battle...I leave to the benefice of my Country my adopted daughter
> Horatia Nelson Thompson and I desire she will use the name of Nelson
> only..."

Can someone enlighten me as to significance of the name Thompson? Was this
just a device to give the impression that Horatia was "adopted"?

Barry

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