[NAPOLÉON IER (1769-1821)].

MANUSCRIPT CARNET, St. Helena Nov. 17-29, 1816; 35-page in-16 (11 x 7 cm) sewn notebook in brown and red ink, plus 7 blank ff., blank cover; in English.

States of the English military personnel on St. Helena.

General staff (lieutenant-general Lord Hudson LOWE, knight of the Order of the Bath, governor, brigadier-general G.K. Bingham, knight of the Order of the Bath, etc.); numerical statements of the sappers and the soldiers.); numerical statements of firemen, artillerymen, light dragoons, staff corps, infantry battalions, classified by rank and position; nominative statements of artisans of the various corps (carpenters, sawyers, painters, masons, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, armorers, bricklayers, etc.); nominative and numerical statements of soldiers of the various corps, classified by rank and position.In the middle of the notebook, details of the horse guards, with the number of sentries provided by each guard, and details on the corps of origin and the posts. On November 28, 1816, the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Regiment provided NAPOLEON's residence, Longwood House, with sentries (9 by day, 15 by night), 1 subaltern, 1 sergeant, 3 corporals, 1 drummer, 42 privates, and the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment provided the Governor's residence, Plantation House, with 3 sentries by day and night, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 12 privates... Etc
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[NAPOLÉON IER (1769-1821)]. MANUSCRIPT CARNET, St. Helena Nov. 17-29, 1816; 35-page in-16 (11 x 7 cm) sewn notebook in brown and red ink, plus 7 blank ff., blank cover; in English. States of the English military personnel on St. Helena. General staff (lieutenant-general Lord Hudson LOWE, knight of the Order of the Bath, governor, brigadier-general G.K. Bingham, knight of the Order of the Bath, etc.); numerical statements of the sappers and the soldiers.); numerical statements of firemen, artillerymen, light dragoons, staff corps, infantry battalions, classified by rank and position; nominative statements of artisans of the various corps (carpenters, sawyers, painters, masons, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, armorers, bricklayers, etc.); nominative and numerical statements of soldiers of the various corps, classified by rank and position.In the middle of the notebook, details of the horse guards, with the number of sentries provided by each guard, and details on the corps of origin and the posts. On November 28, 1816, the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Regiment provided NAPOLEON's residence, Longwood House, with sentries (9 by day, 15 by night), 1 subaltern, 1 sergeant, 3 corporals, 1 drummer, 42 privates, and the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment provided the Governor's residence, Plantation House, with 3 sentries by day and night, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 12 privates... Etc

Estimate
€1,500 - €2,000
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€1,560
Buyer's premium
30%
[NAPOLÉON IER (1769-1821)]. MANUSCRIPT CARNET, St. Helena Nov. 17-29, 1816; 35-page in-16 (11 x 7 cm) sewn notebook in brown and red ink, plus 7 blank ff., blank cover; in English. States of the English military personnel on St. Helena. General staff (lieutenant-general Lord Hudson LOWE, knight of the Order of the Bath, governor, brigadier-general G.K. Bingham, knight of the Order of the Bath, etc.); numerical statements of the sappers and the soldiers.); numerical statements of firemen, artillerymen, light dragoons, staff corps, infantry battalions, classified by rank and position; nominative statements of artisans of the various corps (carpenters, sawyers, painters, masons, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, armorers, bricklayers, etc.); nominative and numerical statements of soldiers of the various corps, classified by rank and position.In the middle of the notebook, details of the horse guards, with the number of sentries provided by each guard, and details on the corps of origin and the posts. On November 28, 1816, the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Regiment provided NAPOLEON's residence, Longwood House, with sentries (9 by day, 15 by night), 1 subaltern, 1 sergeant, 3 corporals, 1 drummer, 42 privates, and the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment provided the Governor's residence, Plantation House, with 3 sentries by day and night, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 12 privates... Etc
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