Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell manuscript material

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Creator

Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, d. 1871.

Location

Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

Extent

• 1 item

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

· To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Dec 1847 : (MISC 0818) ABE-01 : requesting to include Blessington in the subscription list for the forthcoming Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon. Within v. 1 of the Blessington Papers manuscriptalbums. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell, Napoleon's pet English child at St. Helena, where her father was Navy agent.

Controlled Access Terms

• Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Friends and associates -- Correspondence.
• Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, d. 1871 -- Correspondence.
• Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, d. 1871. Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon during the first three years of his captivity on the island of St. Helena, including the time of his residence at her father's house.

Additional Creator Names

• Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849. rcp
• Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925