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HUDSON LOWE PAPERS: CORRESPONDENCE of Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Governor of St Helena 1815-1821, during the detention of Napoleon; 1803-1842. English, French, Italian and Greek. Other papers of his in the Department, on which see Brit. Mus. Quart., xxiii, 1960-1961, pp. 63-64, are Add. MSS. 15729, 2O1O7-20240, 29543, 36297, ff. 12-21, 41192, ff. 68-70b (bought at the Crawford sale, Sotheby's sale-cats. 1-4 Dec. 1924, 27-28 Apr. and 30 Nov.-3 Dec. 1925, at which other Lowe Papers appeared), 49528, 56088-56091 and in Paris, Bibl. Nat., MSS. angl. 3-24. At the beginning of the present volume (f. 1) is a letter, 7 July 1795, to Lowe's father, Hudson Lowe, surgeon-major at Gibraltar, from Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles Stuart (K.B. 1799). Several of the letters relate to honours and appointments received by Lowe, and include (f. 37) a letter from the East India Company, 23 Aug. 1815, appointing him Governor of St Helena. At f. 49 is a letter, apparently intercepted, from Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's last physician (for a similar letter of his, see Add. MS. 20214, f. 149). Letters at ff. 3-4b, 19-20, 29-29b are printed in whole or in part in W. Forsyth, History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St Helena, 1853, i, pp. 91, 1OO, 430. Copies or extracts from ff. 7-8b, 19-22b, 25-29b, 37, 40-41b appear in Add. MSS. 2O1O7-20115. Paper; ff. i + 96. Folio. 1795-1842. Inserted as f. 1 is an unsigned, undated letter forwarding the papers to the Museum, apparently from Lowe's daughter, Clara Maria Susanna Lowe (d. 1904), the donor of Add. MSS. 29543 and 36297, ff. 12-21.

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f. 1 Colonel Charles Stuart, Lieutenant -General 1798; KB 1799: Letter to H. Lowe: 1795.
f. 3 Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1803.
ff. 3-96 Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Correspondence: 1803-1842.
f. 5 Antonio Capece Minutolo, Prince of Canosa; Neapolitan statesman: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1806.: Ital.
f. 7 General Sir Charles William Pasley, KCB; RE: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1806.
f. 9 Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, GCB: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1806.
f. 10 General Henry Edward Fox: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1807.
f. 12 General John Coape Sherbrooke, GCB 1815: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1808.
f. 14 General William Lumley, GCB 1831: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1808.
f. 16 Lieutenant-General Sir George Airey, KCH: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1808.
f. 17 Tommaso di Somma, Marchese di Circello; Neapolitan foreign minister: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1809.: Signed.
f. 19 Lieutenant-General Sir John Stuart, Count of Maida GCB: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1809.
f. 21 Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1811.
ff. 23, 24 Tahir Papoules, Albanian general: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1811.: Gr. and Ital. transl.
f. 25 Lavall Nugent, Count Nugent; Austrian Field-Marshal 1849: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1813.
f. 27 Baron Henrich Friedrich Karl von und zum Stein,; Prussian statesman: Letter to Sir C. W. Stewart: 1813.: Fr.
f.29 General Sir William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1814.
f. 30 General Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1814.: Signed.
ff. 30, 39, 77 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1814-1822.: Mostly signed.
f. 31 Charles François de Riffardeau, Duc de Rivière: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1815.: Fr.
f.33 Johann Maria Philipp Frimont, Austrian general; afterwards Count of Palota and Prince of Antrodocco: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1815.: Fr.: Signed.
f. 35 Lieutenant-Colonel Abraham Schummelketel, Royal Corsican Rangers: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1815.
f. 37 Island of St Helena: Appointment of Sir H. Lowe as Governor: 1815.
f. 37 Joseph Dart, Assistant Secretary of the E India Co: Letter to Sir H Lowe,: 1815.: Signed.
ff. 37-74b Napoleon I of France: Correspondence of Lt.-Gen. Sir H. Lowe partly conc.: 1815-1821.
f. 40 Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1816.
f. 42 Colonel John Oswald, General 1837; GCB 1824; GCMG 1838: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1816.
f. 44 Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet 1852 Lord of the Admiralty: Testimonial signed by: 1816.
f. 45 Vice-Admiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1817.
f. 47 Captain Basil Hall, RN; author: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1818.
f. 49 Francesco Antommarchi, physician to Napoleon on Saint Helena: Letter to D. Cipriani: 1819.: Ital.
f. 50 Baron Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken,; Russian diplomatist: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1819.: Fr.
f. 52 Robert Plampin, Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
f. 53 Major-General Sir George Ridout Bingham: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
f. 55 Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, 1st Baronet; Governor of Mauritius: 1821. Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
f. 57 Hugh Elliot, PC; colonial governor: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
f. 61 Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer, son of George John, 2nd Earl Spencer: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
f. 63 Vice-Admiral Robert Lambert: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.: Signed.
f. 65 General Sir Charles Colville, KCB: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
f. 69 Edward Thornton, diplomatist; GCB 1822: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1821.
f. 75 Colonel Francesco Rivarola, formerly of the Sicilian Regt: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1822.
ff. 78, 80 Baron, afterw. Comte Emmanuel Pons Dieudonné de Las Cases: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1822.: Fr.
f. 82 Lieutenant-General Sir James Frederick Lyon, GCH: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1825.
f. 84 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1825.: Signed.
f. 86 Henry Matthews, Puisne Judge of Ceylon: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1828.
ff. 88-91 General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, GCB: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Lowe: 1828.
f. 90 Island of Mauritius: Order by Sir G. L. Cole, as Governor: 1828.: Engl. and Fr.: Printed.
f. 92 General Sir George Murray, GCB; Colonial Secretary: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1829.
f. 94 Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1832.
f. 95 John Fane, Baron Burghersh; 11th Earl of Westmorland: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1842.
f. 96 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1842.: Signed.

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Languages:

English
French
Greek, Modern
Italian

Scripts:

Greek
Latin

Start Date:

1803

End Date:

1842

Date Range:

1803-1842

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Names:

Airey, George, Knight, army officer, 1761-1833
Antommarchi, Francesco, physician to Napoleon on Saint Helena
Bingham, George Ridout, Major-General
Brenton, Jahleel, 1st Baronet, Vice-Admiral
Calvert, Harry, 1st Baronet, General
Capece Minutolo, Antonio, Prince of Canosa, Neapolitan statesman
Cathcart, William Schaw, 1st Earl Cathcart, General
Cockburn, George, 8th Baronet, naval officer, 1772-1853
Cole, Galbraith Lowry, General; GCB
Colville, Charles, General KCB
Dart, Joseph, Assistant Secretary of the E India Co
Elliot, Hugh, PC; colonial governor
Fane, John, 11th Earl of Westmorland, diplomatist and composer, 1784-1859
Farquhar, Robert Townsend, 1st Baronet, Governor of Mauritius, 1776-1830
Fox, Henry Edward, General; of Add MS 45032
Frimont, Johann Maria Philipp, Austrian general; afterwards Count of Palota and Prince of Antrodocco
Hall, Basil, naval officer and author, 1788-1844
Lambert, Robert, Vice-Admiral; of Add MS 45517
Las Cases, Baron, afterw. Comte Emmanuel Pons Dieudonné
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Lumley, William, General; GCB 1831
Lyon, James Frederick, Lieutenant-General GCH
Matthews, Henry, Puisne Judge of Ceylon
Moore, John, Lieutenant-General KB
Murray, George, General; GCB; Colonial Secretary
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Nugent, Lavall, Count Nugent, Austrian Field-Marshal 1849
Oswald, John, Colonel; General 1837; GCB 1824; GCMG 1838
Pasley, Charles William, General KCB, RE
Pellew, Edward, 1st Viscount Exmouth
Plampin, Robert, Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope
Riffardeau, Charles François, Duc de Rivière
Rivarola, Francesco, Colonel; formerly of the Sicilian Regt
Rowley, Charles, 1st Baronet, Admiral
Schummelketel, Abraham, Lieutenant-Colonel; Royal Corsican Rangers
Sherbrooke, John Coape, General; GCB 1815
Smith, William Sidney, Knight, naval officer, 1764-1840
Somma, Tommaso di, Marchese di Circello, Neapolitan foreign minister
Spencer, Robert Cavendish, son of George John 2nd Earl Spencer
Stein, Henrich Friedrich Karl von und zum, Baron, Prussian statesman
Stuart, Charles, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, diplomatist, 1779-1845
Stuart, Charles, Colonel; Lieutenant -General 1798; KB 1799
Stuart, John, Lieutenant-General GCB, Count of Maida
Tahir Papoules, Albanian general
Temple, Henry John, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister, 1784-1865
Thornton, Edward, diplomatist; GCB 1822
Tuyll van Serooskerken, Diederik Jacob, Baron, Russian diplomatist
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, army officer and statesman, 1769-1852
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827

Places:

Mauritius, Africa
St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean