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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    1662 BrErrranp (Comtesse) A. L.s. 2 pp. 4to, 26 Sept., 1819, to Sir Hudson Lowe: Saying that she and her family had for the past 14 months received medical advice from Dr. Verling. She objects to Dr. Antommarchi owing to her lack of knowledge of the Italian language and the latter knowing only a few words of French ; and she hopes she may continue to have medical advice from Verling. 1663 Batwarn (Count) Representative of the Russian Government, A.L.s. lp. 4to, St. Héléne, 30 April, 1820, to Messrs, Ham- mond & Co., London, concerning his financial allowance.— Batcomps..(W.) Purveyor at St. Helena, A.L.s. 1 p. 4to, 3 March, 1818, to Sir Hudson Lowe, asking for six months’ leave to proceed to Europe (2) 1664 Lampert (Rear-Admiral Robert) Commander-in-Chief, L.s. 1 p. folio, [H.M.S.] Vigo, St. Helena, 12 Oct,, 1820, to Sir Hudson Lowe : Saying that he is transmitting a copy of the orders he has issued for the government of H.M. ships and vessels anchoring at St. Helena. 1665 Lureens (Captain EH.) Orderly Officer, A. L.s. 2 pp. 8vo, Long- wood, 18 Nov., 1820, to Major Gorrequer, A.D.C.: When Newby went tothe Kitchen last evening about his Master’s dinner, Marchand was going to and from Genl. Bonaparte’s bed chamber with hot flannels and cloths which he heated at kitchen fire to put to the general’s feet. His chamber window shutters were not opened until near 100’ck. At 12 Turly saw Genl. Bonaparte come from his room and walk up and down in the inner garden facing the guard house for about five minutes. Marchand, St. Dennis and Novoroy were with him. At } past 12 I saw the Genl. and Count M. in the garden on the other side of the house. 1666 AntTomMmarcHI (F.) Surgeon to Napoleon at St. Helena, A. L.s. $4 p. 4to, Longwood, 18 Luglio, 1820, to Sir Hudson Lowe : Kecellenza Sigre. Governatore, Nell’ atto che mi prendo La Liberta d’inviarle alcune lettere per darle il loro corso, Lo prego di volersi compiacere di legalizzarmi un atto di procura che sono obbligato di mandare a Firenze coll’ apposizione del suo sigillo e che quivi ritrovera acclusa. 1667 Napotzon I. Auto. Memorandum, 3 pp. folio, in pen and pencil, circa, 1820, a list of short titles of books which were at Long- wood, at the foot of the Ist page is written : Ecriture de PEmpereur Napoléon tant a V’encre qu’au crayon toute de sa propre main. Recueillie par Pierron, son maitre d’Hotel a St. Helene, Pierron, With transcript in the hand of the late Lord Crawford. 1668 Berrrranp (H. G.) Comte, Grand Maréchal, A. L.s. 14 pp. 8vo, Londres, 10 Sept., 1821, to “ Son Altesse, Le Prince Lucien ” : ... L’Empereur a eu quelquefois de vos nouvelles a Ste. Héléne: il s’y est souvent entretenu de vous et vous a su gré de offre que vous lui aves R3
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