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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    1669 1671 1672 1673 faite de venir partager son exil. MM. Vignale et Antommarchi vous donneront beaucoup de détail sur tout ce que peut vous interesser, ils meritent l’un et l’autre la bienveillance de votre Altesse, etc. With Bill drawn for £416 13. 4, Island of St Helena, July, 1819, signed by Bertrand (2) Reape (Sir Thomas) D.A.G., A.L.s. 44 pp. 4to, Congleton, March 2, 1822, to Sir Hudson Lowe, containing a copy of his letter to Lowe e, written May 6th, 1821, describing the post mortem examination of Napoleon GoRREQUER (G.) Lieutenant-Colonel, A. L.s. 1$ pp. 4to, Hbury St., 9 Sept., 1822, concerning a memorial that he is presenting to the Duke of York DeatH OF NapotEon. ARNOTT (DR. ARCHIBALD), Surgeon otf the 20th Regt., Four Auto. Bulletins, written in pencil from the death bed of the Emperor, and sent into the outer room to Major Gorrequer, on 4 pp. 12mo. [St. Helena, May 5th, 1821]: The pulse cannot be felt at the wrist now, and the heat is departing from the surface. But he may hold on some hours yet. Arch. Arnott. He i is worse, the respiration is become more hurried and difficult. 4 after 5 p.m. Arch. Arnott. He is dying. Montholon prays I will not leave the bed-side. He wishes I should see him breathe his last. A. A. Capt. Crokat. He has this moment expired. [Endorsed Recd. at 6 o’clock]. A. Arnott. [See ILLUSTRATION. | [DeatH oF Napoteon.| Sir Thomas Reade, Deputy Adjutant General at St. Helena, A. L.s. 4 pp. 4to, Longwood, 6 May, 1821, 4 p.m., to Sir Hudson Lowe : Dr. Shortt is gone over to Plantation House and will give you an account of the Dissection. Nothing was said about the Heart untill Dr. Shortt ordered the body to be sewed up, when Count Montholon came to me and pressed so exceedingly hard about it, that I was obliged to consent to its being put in a vessel and left under the particular charge, in the same room with the corpse, of Dr. Rutledge. Count Montholon pledged his word of honor in a most distinct manner, that nothing should be done with it untill you had decided about it. He made no objection to Dr. Rutledge remaining with it. Major Emmett says the vault cannot be ready until Monday morning. ete. FREDERICK, Duke or York, L.s. 13 pp. folio, Horse Guards, 6 July, 1821, to Sir Hudson Lowe : Acknowledging the receipt of his letter of May 6th, announcing the death of General Bonaparte, and thanks him for the particulars which he has communicated respecting that interesting event. Promises to send particulars respecting the disposal of the military force and establishment at St. Helena.
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