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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 13, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Baltimore |
| To State | MD |
| Addressee | J. N. Bonaparte |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 2013 1847, 5¢ red brown. Mostly large margins, tied by neat red square grid handstamp on 1850 folded letter sent to Jerome Bonaparte (brother of Emperor Napoleon) to Baltimore, Md., matching "New York, May 13" cds below, with initialed reply on same sheet (sent back under another cover?), Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $400 - 600.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc unsold
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte-Patterson (1805-1870), the son of Napoleon's youngest brother, Jerome, and Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore, Maryland. They were married in Baltimore Cathedral by Bishop John Carroll on Christmas Eve, 1803. Napoleon later had the union annulled in Europe.
Jerome was an American farmer, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Society, and first president of the Maryland Club.
Jérôme Napoleon had been refused marriage to his cousin Charlotte, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte. With a growing disdain for Europe and lack of professional ambition, he opted to marry an American heiress, Susan Williams, for the $200,000 fortune she brought to the marriage. In an attempt to match the railroad heiress's dowry, the groom's maternal grandfather, William Patterson — one of the wealthiest men in Maryland — gave the couple Montrose Mansion as a wedding gift.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $400 - 600.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc unsold
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte-Patterson (1805-1870), the son of Napoleon's youngest brother, Jerome, and Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore, Maryland. They were married in Baltimore Cathedral by Bishop John Carroll on Christmas Eve, 1803. Napoleon later had the union annulled in Europe.
Jerome was an American farmer, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Society, and first president of the Maryland Club.
Jérôme Napoleon had been refused marriage to his cousin Charlotte, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte. With a growing disdain for Europe and lack of professional ambition, he opted to marry an American heiress, Susan Williams, for the $200,000 fortune she brought to the marriage. In an attempt to match the railroad heiress's dowry, the groom's maternal grandfather, William Patterson — one of the wealthiest men in Maryland — gave the couple Montrose Mansion as a wedding gift.
