It contained an enumeration
of certain public services performed by Lady Hamilton, and a
request that she might be provided for by the country. "Could I
have rewarded those services," Lord Nelson says, "I would not now
call upon my country; but as that has not been in my power, I
leave Emma Hamilton, therefore, a legacy to my king and country,
that will give her ample provision to maintain her rank in life."
He also recommended to the beneficence of his country his adopted
daughter. "My relations," he concludes, "it is needless to
mention; they will of course be amply provided for."
This paper was delivered over to Lord Nelson's brother, together
with his will. "Earl Nelson, with his wife and family, were then
with Lady Hamilton, and had indeed been living with her many
months. To their son Horatio, afterwards Viscount Trafalgar, she
was as attentive as a mother, and their daughter had been almost
exclusively under her care for education for six years.
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