| Description Of Item | Correspondence, articles, notes from books and photographs relating to John Wilson's research on Archibald Arnott, physician to Napoleon Bonaparte, including his article on Arnott in the British Medical Journal, 1975. Includes biographical information on Arnott, Napoleon and Arnold Chaplin; photocopy of a letter by Arnold Chaplin on Napoleon's post mortem and a review of Dr Chaplin's book on the death of Napoleon in the British Medical Journal; photocopy of a lecture by Dr Arthur Keith on Napoleon; photocopy of an article 'Three Famous Autopsies in History' by Farid S Haddad including Napoleon; typed copies of letters to newspapers on Arnott's regiment, the 20th, and Arnott's own report on the post mortem; letters from George R Arnott and Robert E Arnott with genealogical information, 1975-1977; letter from the consul for France, Longwood House, St Helena, 1975; draft letter from Wilson to General Richardson who 'Napoleon's Death: An Inquest' in 1974; notes on the death mask taken by Arnott; photocopy of the post mortem report on Napoleon held by the University of Aberdeen; copy of the guide to Longwood House, St Helena in French; correspondence with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on Arnott's portrait; and a photocopy of Arnott's service record from the Public Record Office.
The College has a contemporary copy of the Napoleon post mortem report at ABJ/4/1/41. |