An interesting piece of history, a letter written by Nelson to the governor of Gibraltar is being auctioned - expecting to fetch £12000.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100713/tuk-uk-britain-auction-nelson-fa6b408.html
This does not sound like a large sum given the historical signifcance, October 17 1805 - days before the wind changed making battle possible.
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