| Administrative History | Napoleon I Bonaparte (Buonaparte, 1769 - 1829), Emperor of France, was born in Corsica and died in exile on St. Helena in 1829. |
| Description | Contemporary copy of 'Report of appearances on desection [sic] of body of Napoleon': contemporary manuscript copy, framed, concentrating on appearance of internal organs suggestive of advanced stomach cancer and perforated stomach ulcers, signed (copy signatures) by five surgeons: Thomas Shortt, MD, medical officer; Archibald Arnott, MD, Surgeon to the 20th Regiment; Charles Mitchell, MD, surgeon on HMS Vigo; Thomas Binton[?] MD, surgeon to the 66th Regiment; and Matthew Livingstone, Surgeon in the Honourable East India Company [?], 1829. |