"I WILL GRANT... TO NO LONGER USE THE NAME OF Gal BONAPARTE AND TO ADOPT THAT OF NAPOLEON... " LOWE (Hudson). Set of 5 pieces. [St. Helena Island, 1817]. The suite of Napoleon I allowed to access the promenade perimeter - Lowe (Hudson). Letter signed, in English, to Grand Marshal Henri-Gatien Bertrand. Plantation House, 4 October 1817. One p. 3/4 in-folio on gilt-edged English laid paper, watermarked at the heart with four figures bearing the initials of the Compagnie des Indes ("V E I C", United East India Company) dated 1816 with countermark "J Whatman & Balston 1816". "Sir, although I yesterday repaired to Longwood for the express purpose of removing those sentries who might be supposed most likely to interfere with general Bonaparte during the course of his walks or rides, yet in consequence of your letter of yesterday, I have to give a still further proof of my desire to meet his view, where an objection may be still supposed to exist against his taking the horse exercise which is represented as so necessary to his health, resolved not to insist upon the exclusion of the officers and other persons of his suite from the use of the space of ground designed in my letter of the 2nd when they are not in attendance upon him, but that the whole of the space shall be thrown open equally to them as to him so that there can in such case be no mistake of persons or any likelihood of interruption proceeding from such cause. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient and humble servant H Lowe lt general " Translation : "Sir, although I went to Longwood yesterday for the express purpose of removing those sentinels which might most probably be supposed to interfere with General Bonaparte's walks and rides, I must, however, in consequence of your letter of yesterday, give further proof of my desire to concur in his views, where it may still be supposed that an objection exists to his taking the exercise on horseback which is represented as so necessary to his health, I have resolved not to maintain the exclusion of the officers and other persons of his suite from access to the perimeter defined in my letter of the 2nd when they are not on duty with him, but that this entire perimeter be made accessible, to them as well as to him, in such a way that there can in such a case be no mistake as to persons or any likelihood of interruption as a result of such a cause. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient and humble servant, H Lowe lt General". "Sentries will be posted around the garden at Longwood after sunset, unless Nap. Bonap. consents to be accompanied by an English officer...". - LOWE (Hudson). Letter signed, in English, to Grand Marshal Henri-Gatien Bertrand. Plantation House, 6 October 1817. 4 pp. on a bifeuillet in-folio of English laid paper gilt on edges, watermarked at the heart with four figures bearing the initials of the Compagnie des Indes ("V E I C", United East India Company) dated 1816, with countermark "J Whatman & Balston 1816". The letter announces the copy of 4 enclosures, here missing. - LOWE (Hudson)]. Same letter as above, but complete with its 4 enclosures, all in French translation, in autograph copy signed by Grand Marshal Bertrand. [St. Helena, October 1817]. 4 pp. on a laid paper bifeuillet in-folio, watermarked with lion in crowned medallion with countermark "D & C° 1813". "By my letter of the second current, I consider myself to have prevented the principal objections which are detailed in your letter of 30 7bre which could be opposed to Nap. Bonap. took the exercise on horseback which is recommended as necessary for his health and in my letter of the 4th, as having made an external concession in the same spirit. Your letter, Sir, of the 30th, to which you still want to refer me, mixes other considerations which seem to me to be unrelated to this object, but to which I will give a full answer at the same time; I wish to inform you distinctly and explicitly that no consideration whatsoever will lead me to abandon the regulation, which prescribes that the sentries will be placed around the garden at Longwood after sunset, unless Nap. Bonap. agrees to be accompanied by an English officer, if he wishes to take exercise outside the garden after that time; nor to abandon my authority to establish such regulations as seem necessary to me to bring to effect that part of my instructions which enjoins that Nap. Bonap. is not to have any means of communication with any person whatsoever, other than through my channel... I will, Sir, with the greatest pleasure agree to your suggestion to no longer use the name of Gal Bonap. and to adopt that of Napoleon. I used the former in the opinion that it was the more respectful of the two and consequently the less likely to offend. I shall avoid making any comment on the circumstances in which you address me today, on your constant use of the title of emperor, and the imperative tone of the demands which follow, but I cannot pass entirely under silence the general perversion and the false interpretation of all the acts and all the principles of my conduct so apparent in all your letters, regretting to see, for as long as it lasts, the impossibility which seems thus placed on purpose to prevent any suitable means of explaining and agreeing... ". Hudson Lowe also announced the addition of 4 enclosures justifying his conduct, which appear here in French translation in the hand of Grand Marshal Bertrand: extract from a letter from Hudson Lowe to the Count de Montholon (29 August 1817), extract from the instructions Hudson Lowe received from his supervising minister, the Secretary of State for the Colonies Henry Bathurst (12 September 1815), extract from a letter Lord Bathurst addressed to Hudson Lowe (26 September 1816), an extract from the commission Hudson Lowe received from Lord Bathurst (12 April 1816). "It is carefully recommended... that in the event of indisposition the help of another doctor in addition to his own should be sought...". - LOWE (Hudson). Signed letter, in English, to Grand Marshal Henri-Gatien Bertrand. Plantation House, 6 October 1817. 2 1/2 pp. on a bifeuillet in-folio of English laid paper gilt on edges, watermarked at the heart with four figures bearing the initials of the Compagnie des Indes ("V E I C", United East India Company) dated 1813, with countermark "J Whatman & W. Balston". Balston". The letter announces the copy of an annex, here absent. - LOWE (Hudson)]. Same letter as above, but complete with enclosure, all in French translation, in the hand of Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis. [St. Helena, October 1817]. One p. 1/4 on a laid paper bifeuillet in-folio, watermarked with the effigy of Britannia in a crowned medallion with countermark "J Jellyman 1814". "In addition to the extract from the instructions which I sent you with my first letter of this date, allow me to enclose herewith, more for your own consideration than for that of Napoleon Bonaparte to whom this communication might in the present situation of his mind give cause for concern or offence, an extract from the instructions given to Sir George Cockburn. You will observe how meticulously it is recommended... that in case of indisposition you call for help from another doctor in addition to your own. I have already had the honour of telling you that Mr Baxter, Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, head of the medical establishment on this island, was ready at all times, and eager to see him. Whatever Napoleon Bonaparte's particular objections to taking medicine may be, the opinion of a person of known experience and skill on the nature of his illness, the diet and the remedies that should be adopted would seem to give some relief, if relief is really sought, and in this sentiment I express my strongest desire that Mr Baxter's opinion be consulted...". This is followed by the French translation of the announced attachment, again in the hand of Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis: an extract from the instructions addressed to George Cockburn concerning the actions to be taken in the event of Napoleon I falling ill (30 July 1815). Admiral Cockburn had led the Emperor to St Helena and was in command of the island until Hudson Lowe's arrival in April 1816. Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis, who was nicknamed the Mamelouck Ali, was Napoleon I's valet de chambre from 1806 to 1821 - on St Helena, he was also employed as the Emperor's secretary and librarian.