{"product_id":"elizabeth-patterson-bonaparte-attributed-letter-fragment-on-family-betrayal-and-her-son-s-inheritance","title":"ELIZABETH PATTERSON BONAPARTE — ATTRIBUTED LETTER FRAGMENT ON FAMILY BETRAYAL AND HER SON’S INHERITANCE","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUndated, nineteenth century. One sheet, written on both sides; unsigned fragment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn intensely personal manuscript attributed to Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, the Baltimore-born first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte and former sister-in-law of Napoleon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting with evident anger and disappointment, the author discusses her son’s conduct, her intention to leave him her fortune, and the estrangement she feels from her family:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“He has acted with the greatest duplicity \u0026amp; disobedience—I have done my duty \u0026amp; shall continue to do it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe singles out Edward as the exception to her family’s hostility and laments that her old age might become as unhappy as her youth. The passage offers a compelling glimpse of maternal obligation, inheritance, and family conflict within the American Bonaparte circle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA penciled collector’s annotation identifies Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte. The attribution is consistent with the family references, but has not been independently authenticated. The surviving portion contains no original date or signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Toned and creased, with intersecting folds, edge tears and small losses, ink show-through, and visible old repair material near the upper portion of one side. Bold dark handwriting remains substantially legible. Incomplete as a letter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52790208102682,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2296.jpg?v=1788462463","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/elizabeth-patterson-bonaparte-attributed-letter-fragment-on-family-betrayal-and-her-son-s-inheritance","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}