Subasta Bidspirit | HARDY THOMAS MASTERMAN: (1769-1839) British

HARDY THOMAS MASTERMAN: (1769-1839) British Naval officer, Flag Captain to Admiral Lord Nelson. Hard... - HARDY THOMAS MASTERMAN: (1769-1839) British Naval officer, Flag Captain to Admiral Lord Nelson. Hardy commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. A.L.S., Sir Thomas Hardy, in the third person, one page, Admiralty, 3rd May 1833, to Lieutenant [Richard] Bastard. Hardy sends his thanks to Bastard for 'having settled his little account with Lt. Wright'. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope wrapper hand addressed by Hardy to Bastard at the steam vessel Flamer at Falmouth and signed ('T M Hardy') by Hardy to the lower left corner. With a good red wax seal to the verso. Some light overall dust staining to the envelope, otherwise VG Lieutenant Richard Bastard had entered the Royal Navy in July 1798 and was present at the Battle of Trafalgar.