Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
November-December 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/662
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1647 1648 1649 1650 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 O’Mrare (Barry) Auto. Declaration signed, 2 pp. folio, St. Helena, 16 Oct., 1816, sworn as a true copy of a paper written by Napoleon, protesting that he ought not to be called General Bonaparte, that he wished to remain altogether outside politics, and his disappointment in not being permitted to lve in England or America Las Cases (Comte de) L. s. $ p. folio, Balcombe’s Cottage, 4 Dec., 1816, to Sir Hudson Lowe, asking to be released from St. Helena STURMER (Baron de) Austrian Commissioner at St. Helena, A.L.s. 1 p. folio, Rosemary Hall, 21 July, 1816, to Sir Hudson Lowe, making application to visit Napoleon BatHurst (Earl) Colonial Secretary, L.s. 1 p. folio Colomal Office, 18 Novr., 1817, to Sir Hudson Lowe : It being desirable that H.M. Government should have before them a com- plete copy of all the regulations which are actually in force at St. Helena, with respect to General Bonaparte and his attendants, I have to desire that you would immediately forward to me in a collected shape, a copy of all Regulations upon the subject at the time of the receipt of this dispatch. BiIncHAM (Sir George R.) Colonel commanding 66th Regt., A. L.s. 2 pp. 4to, Knollcombe Cottage [St. Helena], Dec. 30th, 1817, to Sir Hudson Lowe: Respecting the limits allowed for exercise to Napoleon Bonaparte unac- companied by a British officer. The Colonel has always considered the space allowed as ample and quite sufficient for the preservation of health. Matcoum (Rear-Admiral Sir Pulteney) L. s. (copy certified by the Admiral), 13 pp. folio, Newcastle, St. Helena Roads, 12 Jany., 1817, to the Senior Officer of H.M. vessels employed under his command at the Cape of Good Hope, concerning the passage of Count Las Cases and his son to England Maucotm (Sir Pulteney) A. L.s. 1 p. 4to, 24 May, 1817, to Sir Hudson Lowe : The sail that was seen yesterday was a schooner, and was chased by the Leveret to leeward of the Island. I think it more probable that the stranger now in sight, from her veerings, distance and course, is passing, however, the Leveret is between her and the island. GouLBouRN (Henry) Under Secretary for the Colonies, L.s. 1 p. folio, Colomal Office, 25 Jany, 1817, to Sir Hudson Lowe : Saying he is directed by Lord Bathurst to submit the account furnished by Messrs. Bullock of the expenses attending the voyage of those in charge of the furniture provided for the use of General Buonaparte. Lowe (Sir Hudson) Governor of St. Helena, L.s. 4 pp. folio, (duplicate), to Karl Bathurst : An important letter concerning Napoleon’s claim to the privilege of con- versing with whomever he pleases, whether a British officer is present or 2
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