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Collection of autograph letters signed, letters signed, and copies of letters related to Jérôme Bonaparte : Trieste, Rome, etc., primarily to Baron de Gayl, his aide-de-camp, 1812-1828.

BIB_ID
107642
Accession number
MA 775.1-180
Creator
Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860.
Display Date
1812-1828.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911.
Description
1 v. (180 items), bound : ill. (ports.) ; 29.9 cm
Notes
See also MA 771, a related collection of letters related to Jérôme Bonaparte.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Imbert, 1911.
Summary
Collection consists of 180 items including autograph letters, letters signed, copies of letters, and lists of instructions. Most letters are written by Jérôme Bonaparte's secretary, Louis Bohle, to Bonaparte's aide-de-camp, Baron Ernest de Gayl. Items in the collection are described in individual records (MA 775-1-180).
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Department
Literary and Historical Manuscripts