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| Museum restoring Nelson food note | Museum restoring Nelson food note |
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| A short note written and signed by Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson more than 200 years ago is being restored ahead of a display due to open next year. | A short note written and signed by Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson more than 200 years ago is being restored ahead of a display due to open next year. |
| The requisition for suet and fruit to supply his ship The Minotaur was donated to the Norfolk Nelson Museum in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. | |
| For two centuries it was glued to a piece of paper stuck to a backing card. | For two centuries it was glued to a piece of paper stuck to a backing card. |
| The conservation work, costing more than £300, is funded by the museum selling second-hand books. | The conservation work, costing more than £300, is funded by the museum selling second-hand books. |
| Horatio Nelson, who led the British Navy, saved Britain from the threat of invasion by Napoleon in the 1800s, but died in battle at Trafalgar in 1805. | Horatio Nelson, who led the British Navy, saved Britain from the threat of invasion by Napoleon in the 1800s, but died in battle at Trafalgar in 1805. |
| Lorraine Finch, a freelance conservator who is carrying out the work, said the note would be cut from the card, and soaked in water to release dirt and dissolve the glue. | Lorraine Finch, a freelance conservator who is carrying out the work, said the note would be cut from the card, and soaked in water to release dirt and dissolve the glue. |
| "My first job was working for four years on the letters of the first Duke of Wellington, who lived in exactly the same period, and I've never had one run yet. | "My first job was working for four years on the letters of the first Duke of Wellington, who lived in exactly the same period, and I've never had one run yet. |
| Supply the Minotaur one suet and fruit Lord Admiral Nelson "This type of ink is iron galling and it's very stable in water. | |
| "I can see that this won't run but if I had an object I was concerned about, I would use a hair dryer to take out the water as soon as anything is seen moving - but this won't run." | "I can see that this won't run but if I had an object I was concerned about, I would use a hair dryer to take out the water as soon as anything is seen moving - but this won't run." |
| The memo states: "Supply the Minotaur one [blank] suet and fruit." | |
| It was addressed to the commanding officer of the ship Ajax and is signed Nelson + Bronte. | It was addressed to the commanding officer of the ship Ajax and is signed Nelson + Bronte. |
| Faith Carpenter, curator of the Norfolk Nelson Museum, said: "We were very lucky when we were offered a pile of items. | Faith Carpenter, curator of the Norfolk Nelson Museum, said: "We were very lucky when we were offered a pile of items. |
| "I was amazed to find a Nelson letter in there. | "I was amazed to find a Nelson letter in there. |
| "We've never been donated a Nelson letter or memo before. | "We've never been donated a Nelson letter or memo before. |
| "Valuing it is really hard because it could be worth everything or it could be worth nothing. | "Valuing it is really hard because it could be worth everything or it could be worth nothing. |
| "It depends who's prepared to buy it but we're not selling." | "It depends who's prepared to buy it but we're not selling." |