Box 8

Abstract Material in letterbooks was copied by Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Senior from the original documents. At the back of each volume (except Vol. V which is only partially filled) is a notorized statement, in English and French, to the effect that Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte swore that these letters were carefully compared to the originals and were true copies. Letters are incoming and outgoing.Material in the letterbooks is scattered--often letters from one time period or by one...

Scope and Contents Scattered copies, many of letters from members of the Bonaparte family. These discuss approximately the same topics as the letters in the correspondence section of this collection. Also includes a copy of the Note Confidentielle of Oct 1854(see above). Includes letters from Robert E. Lee (some of whose originals are not in this collection) and some correspondence relating to attempts of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte to obtain a Westpoint appointment for Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Jr. Also some...

Scope and Contents Includes a list of papers deposited by Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte with M. Berryer. Copies of papers relating to Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, and JNB Jr. and their negotiations with the French government and Napoleon III concerning their rights as Bonapartes, etc. Also includes copies of correspondence in regard to Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte's case against Thiers for printing false statements about Jerome Bonaparte's marriage. As in Vol. I, many copies of papers...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence concerning Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte's travels in Europe in an attempt to acquire his legacies from Cardinal Fesch and his father Jerome Bonaparte, and to protect his rights as a legitimate Bonaparte.Includes Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte's correspondence with the Emperor Napoleon III on various topics--includes advice about relations with the U.S., etc. Contains a copy of a memo (pp. 111-117) sent by Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte to the Emperor on Feb. 5, 1862...

Scope and Contents Extracts from letters of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and JNB Jr., 1854-55, addressed to Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte--referring to the case of the American Bonapartes against the French government and the Emperor Napoleon III and written from France to the United States (corroborative of a memorial made by M. Berryer to the cour Impériale de Paris in 1861). Letters describe in detail Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte's relationship while visiting the French court with his father Jerome...

Scope and Contents Continuation of Vol. IV--Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Jr.'s letters concerning his part in the French army during the siege of Sebastopol. Includes detailed commentary about skirmishes; the French, British and Russian troops; rumors of peace; corrections of false news reporting, etc.Also letters of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Senior to his wife, from Paris (as in Vol. IV) describing his relations with the Emperor,his father, Plon-Plon, etc. Also news of JNB Jr.'s career,...