Nelson & His World

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 Post subject: Wilkinson of the Minotaur
PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:16 pm 
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Tony:

My copy of 'Naval Wives and Mistresses' arrived this morning and there are indeed several references to William Wilkinson, Master of the Minotaur, including this one dated 8 July 1807:

'I dined with Captain Mansfield who drank your health - you may be sure I very politely drank the health of his family in return for his civility'.

I can let you have transcripts if you like.

This book is a treasure of information and has some interesting engravings of common seamen as well as officers, some of them quite amusing, such as the one of a sailor with his buxom ladyfriend on his arm approaching a lodging house with the sign: 'Lodging House for Single Men and their Wives'.


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Thanks very much for the offer, Tycho, but I already have a transcript of that letter, although mine has a date of the 5th June 1807 (off the Texel). I have transcripts of many letters from the following 6 months, but will have to check sometime whether I am missing any.

The book is a must-read for me!

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