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1. ORIGINAL letters of Dr. Alexander Baxter, Deputy Inspector of Hospitals at St. Helena, to Sir H. Lowe and Major Gorrequer; 20 April, 1816-26 Aug. 1819, f. 1. At f. 49 is a letter of James W. Simpson, Apothecary to the Forces. to Dr. Baxter, 4 Nov. 1818.

2. Letter of J Dart, Secretary to the East India Company, to Sir H. Lowe, respecting Dr. Baxter; 12 Apr. 1823, f. 70.

3. Letters, partly original and partly copies, of Barry Edward O'Meara, Surgeon, R.N., in attendance on Napoleon, to Sir H. Lowe and Dr. Baxter; 31 Oct. 1816-23 Mar. 1818, f. 72.

4. Original letters of Dr. J. Verling, Assistant Surgeon, R.H.A., to Sir H. Lowe and Major Gorrequer; 31 Oct. 1818-15 Nov. 1824, f. 96. At f. 145 is the draft of a letter of Sir H. Lowe to Dr. Verling; 17 Nov. 1824.

5. Original letter of Dr. Francesco Antommarchi to Andrea Caduani, at Leghorn; with copies and extracts of letters of the same to various persons; 24 Sept. 1819-15 Nov. 1820. Ital. f. 149.

6. Original letters, with some copies, of Dr. Archibald Arnott to Sir H. Lowe, Major Gorrequer, and Sir Thos. Reade, reporting on the health of Napoleon; 31 March-24 May, 1821, 11 Apr. 1822, f. 159.

7. "Report of appearances on dissection of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte, 6 May, 1821;" signed by Thomas Shortt, M.D., Archibald Arnott, M.D., Charles Mitchell, M.D., Francis Burton, M.D., and Matthew Livingstone, Surgeon. Duplicate copies, f. 195.

8. "Appearances on the examination of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte, 6th May, 1821. From notes taken by Mr. Henry, 66th Regiment." Addressed by Mr. Henry to Sir H. Lowe, 12 Sept. 1823, f. 200.

9. Copy of letter of Dr. Francis Burton to Mr. Goulburn, explaining the omission of Dr. Antommarchi's signature to the dissection report on Napoleon's body; 13 Aug. 1821, f. 202.

10. Two letters of Dr. Robert Gooch to Sir H. Lowe respecting Bonaparte's disease, and Sir H. Lowe's Memorial of Services; n.d., f. 204.

11. Notes on Dr. Antommarchi's work, "Last Days of Napoleon," f. 208. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Island of St Helena: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe, while Governor: 1815-1824.

Napoleon I of France: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe relating to Napoleon's life at St. Helena: 1815-1826.

Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Official correspondence and papers: 1794-1827.

includes:

ff. 13, 195 Matthew Livingstone, MD: Letter to Dr. Baxter and report on the autopsy of N. Bonaparte: 1816, 1821.
f. 46 Sir James McGrigor, MD, Director General, Army Mcdical Board: Letters to Dr. Baxter: 1816.
f. 49 James W- Simpson, Apothecary to the Forces, St. Helena: Letter to Dr. A. Baxter: 1818.
f. 70 Joseph Dart, Secretary of the E India Co: Letters to Sir H. Lowe and others: 1815-1823.
ff. 72-95 Barry Edward O'Meara, surgeon to Napoleon I on St Helena: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1816-1818.
ff. 72-95 Barry Edward O'Meara, surgeon to Napoleon I on St Helena: Correspondence on his attendance on N. Buonaparte: 1816-1818.
ff. 96-148 James Verling, Assist.Surgeon RA: Letters and reports on N. Bonaparte's health, etc.: 1818-1824.
f. 124 James Power, Lieutenant -Colonel, RA: Letters to Major Gorrequer: 1817-1820.
f. 143 Robert Wilmot Horton, Under Secretary for the Colonies: Letter to Dr. Verling: 1824.
ff. 149-158 Francesco Antommarchi, physician to Napoleon on Saint Helena: Letters to A. Caduani, and others: 1819, 1820.
ff. 159, 161, 169, 171, 189 Archibald Arnott, MD: Correspondence with Maj. Gorrequer: 1821.
ff. 174, 176, 181-184, 191, 193 Archibald Arnott, MD: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1821, 1822.
f. 195 Charles Mitchell, MD, Surgeon RN: Report of dissection of N. Bonaparte: 1821.
f. 195 Thomas Shortt, MD: Report on the dissection of the body of N. Bonaparte: 1821.
f. 195 Francis Burton, Army Surgeon: Report on dissection of N. Bonaparte: 1821.
f. 195 Archibald Arnott, MD: Reports on the illness of N. Bonaparte: 1821.
f. 200 Walter Henry, Army surgeon: Notes on dissection of body of N. Bonaparte: 1821.
f. 202 Francesco Antommarchi, physician to Napoleon on Saint Helena: Letter on his not signing the report on Napoleon's body: 1821.
f. 202 Francis Burton, Army Surgeon: Letter to H. Goulburn: 1821.
ff. 204, 206 Robert Gooch, MD: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1821.
f. 208 Francesco Antommarchi, physician to Napoleon on Saint Helena: Remarks on his "Derniers moments de Napoléon," by Sir H. Lowe: 1825.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1816

End Date:

1824

Date Range:

20 Apr 1816-17 Nov 1824

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Names:

Antommarchi, Francesco, physician to Napoleon on Saint Helena
Arnott, Archibald, MD
Burton, Francis, Army Surgeon
Dart, Joseph, Secretary of the East India Company, 1773-1866
Gooch, Robert, MD
Henry, Walter, Army surgeon
Horton, Robert Wilmot, Under Secretary for the Colonies
Livingstone, Matthew, MD
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
McGrigor, James, MD, Director General, Army Mcdical Board
Mitchell, Charles, MD, Surgeon RN
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
O'Meara, Barry Edward, surgeon to Napoleon I on St Helena
Power, James, Lieutenant -Colonel, RA
Shortt, Thomas, MD
Simpson, James W-, Apothecary to the Forces, St. Helena
Verling, James, Assist.Surgeon RA

Places:

St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean