Larrey, Dominique Jean to “Monsieur Le Docteur Hippolyte Larrey” no place or date, ALS, n.d.
Scope and Contents note
The documents consist largely of letters to and from Napoleon and his military & political associates, letters between Napoleon and members of his family and among family members, and a few autograph documents of artistic and literary notables of the Napoleonic era. Important materials concern Napoleon’s exile and death at St. Helena; the marriage of Pauline Bonaparte and Camillo Borghese; and correspondence between Napoleon’s legitimate son, Francois, and his mother Marie-Louise of Austria.
Abbreviations for type of material are as follows: AL = Autograph letter; ALS = Autograph letter, signed; LS = Letter, signed; ADS = Autograph document, signed; DS = Document, signed.
Box 27 consists of the book, Cavaliers de Napoléon by Frédéric Masson ; illustrations d’apre`s les tableaux et aquarelles de E´douard Detaille (Paris : Boussod, Valadon & Cie, 1895). The book was formerly cataloged as Case MS 6A 383.
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Creator
- From the Collection: Spencer, William Marvin, 1892-1984 (Person)
- From the Collection: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Spencer Napoleonica collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum, and items in each folder will be counted before and after delivery to the patron (Priority I).
Repository Details
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