BATHURST HENRY - [NAPOLEON I]: (1762-1834) 3rd Earl Bathurst. Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and ...

BATHURST HENRY - [NAPOLEON I]: (1762-1834) 3rd Earl Bathurst. Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1812-27, and President of the board of Trade. An extremely interesting historical letter with good association and excellent content. A.L.S., `Bathurst´, two pages, folio, Colonial Office, 18th September 1817, to General Sir Hudson Lowe H.C.B, at that time Governor of Saint Helena. Bathurst states `Having had under my review the instructions originally given to Sir Georg Cockburn with respect to the measures to be taken in the event of General Buonaparte´s death, it appears to me that it is no longer necessary to enforce an observance of that part of them which requires in the event of his death that the body of General Buonaparte should be sent to his Country for interment.´ and further sends the new instructions to the St. Helena Governor `You will therefore in case of such an event no longer consider this instruction as in force, but will take measures for burying General Buonaparte in St. Helena, with such military honours as would, under similar circumstances, be paid to a British General Officer.´ Bearing an attractive watermark. Accompanied by an A.L.S., by John R. Blakeney (1732-1832), two pages, 8vo, Longwood House, St. Helena, 7th February 1818, to Hudson Lowe. Blakeney refers to the day by day of the Emperor during that week, mentions the names of visitors, refers to general Bertrand, stating in part `Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Longwood.. on Sunday Gen.al Buonaparte dined with the family.. Gen.al Buonaparte was in the garden for about half an hour..´ Both letters with blank integral leaf and small professional repair to the inside centre fold. VG,2 £800-1200 Hudson Lowe (1769-1844) Anglo-Irish Officer and colonial Administrator. Best known for his time as Governor of St. Helena as gaoler of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lowe was appointed to the position of custodian of the Emperor of the French on 1st of August 1815. At the time of his appointment, Lord Bathurst, Secretary of State for War and Colonies wrote to Wellington ''I do not believe we could have found a fitter person of his rank in the army willing to accept a situation of so much confinement, responsibility and exclusion from society.´ George Cockburn (1772-1853) British Admiral of the Royal Navy Fleet. He directed the capture and burning of Washington in 1814. Cockburn was in charge of conveying Napoleon I in August 1815 to Saint Helena, on board of HMS Northumberland. Cockburn remained until 1816 as Governor of the island.