Letter from Emily Napier (later Bunbury) in the Hague to Anne Staples, concerning Napoleon and the political situation in Europe,

1814 June 6.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Napier, Emily, 1783-1863
Contributors: Staples, Anne, d. 1867
Summary:Emily writes of the Austrian ministers description of the relationship between the Archduchess Marie Louise and Napoleon. Emily writes that she and Lord Clancarty [Ambassador to The Hague, Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, (1767-1837)], who has returned from Paris, are sceptical about the description. She expects to learn more about Napoleon as Colonel [Sir Neil] Campbell, the British Commissioner on Elba, is ‘an intimate acquaintance of all my brothers’. She says Lady Louisa Conolly would now welcome Napoleon to Castletown, Co. Kildare and might adopt the King of Rome [Napoleon's son, Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, (1811-1832)] and bring him up to be a clergyman. She writes of Lord Clancarty’s stay in Paris; that he regrets that works of art in the Louvre are not to be repatriated and notes that ‘Louis [King Louis XVIII, (1755-1824)] is conducting himself with great moderation and good sense, and thinks it will all do very well; at the same time a civil war is by no means impossible’. She writes of family news and social activities and the four Secretaries of the Mission.
In collection: Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840.
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 1 item (3 sheets).
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Letter from Emily Napier (later Bunbury) in the Hague to Anne Staples, concerning Napoleon and the political situation in Europe,

1814 June 6.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840.
Description:Emily writes of the Austrian ministers description of the relationship between the Archduchess Marie Louise and Napoleon. Emily writes that she and Lord Clancarty [Ambassador to The Hague, Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, (1767-1837)], who has returned from Paris, are sceptical about the description. She expects to learn more about Napoleon as Colonel [Sir Neil] Campbell, the British Commissioner on Elba, is ‘an intimate acquaintance of all my brothers’. She says Lady Louisa Conolly would now welcome Napoleon to Castletown, Co. Kildare and might adopt the King of Rome [Napoleon's son, Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, (1811-1832)] and bring him up to be a clergyman. She writes of Lord Clancarty’s stay in Paris; that he regrets that works of art in the Louvre are not to be repatriated and notes that ‘Louis [King Louis XVIII, (1755-1824)] is conducting himself with great moderation and good sense, and thinks it will all do very well; at the same time a civil war is by no means impossible’. She writes of family news and social activities and the four Secretaries of the Mission.
Main Creator: Napier, Emily, 1783-1863
Language:English
Extent:1 item (3 sheets).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 40,242/27/4 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.