Pierre-Napoléon BONAPARTE (1815-1881) son of Lucien Bonaparte; adventurer, Corsican deputy, murderer of journalist Victor Noir. 8 L.A.S., Mohimont and Paris [1838 ?]-1848; 19pages in-8 or in-4, one envelope and 4 addresses. Interesting correspondence to his Belgian friends. [From 1838 to 1848, Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte, in exile and expelled from several countries, lived in the Belgian Ardennes with his mistress Rose Hesnard. His signature is followed by the Masonic dots]. The first letters, written from Mohimont, are addressed to Louis Larcin, Garde Général in Wellin, then Controller of the Canal de Charleroi, in Brussels (one to Mme Detinne, a friend or relative of Larcin). - July 6, he asks what he owes Larcin, and asks him to be patient in repaying his debt, "until the arrival of funds which I expect incessantly"... - December 30. He is sorry not to be able to settle his debt to Mme Detinne: "the Bank of Belgium, where I had an open credit, has completely suspended its payments, as Mr. Director of the Bank has just written to me... route"; he has asked London for money. - October 26, 1842, thanks for sending Mystères de Paris. He complains that he continues to be harassed; the gendarmes exercise a "rude and harassing surveillance"; thus, while he was going hunting in the forest of Chiny, they mistreated the innkeeper at whose house he had stopped in Luxy. - September 20, 1843. Marriage plans: "One whose family and fortune might be suitable is neither young nor pretty; another is young and pretty, but her fortune is problematic; for others, it would be necessary to take steps, the outcome of which is not certain. So I think I'll stay as I am, hoping for a better future"... He complains about his servant who has "betrayed him in the most unworthy manner"... - October 16, 1843, about the life annuity he made to Rose... The other letters are addressed to Louis Arnould, lawyer in Brussels. - Mohimont December 27, 1847. He has learned of Baron Mertens' acquittal. He tells of his trip to Switzerland, where he met his cousin "the Grand Duchess Stéphanie, adopted daughter of the Emperor [...] She will not be the last to endeavor to improve my lot [...] At the very least, moreover, the political horizon seems to be loaded with clouds that could well submerge the insolent confidence of the Quakers of the day. I, who have the courage to say that I would like war, welcome the fact that, despite the unpredictable conservatives of peace at any price, rumps are being prepared almost everywhere to be trimmed". He continues to occupy himself with "the theoretical part of the military art", and asks Arnould to get him a book. Paris February 29, 1848, on his arrival in Paris: "Everything is peaceful, admirable in its order, magnanimity and resolution! I have been well received by the provisional government". He was assured that "the principle of the Republic is to respect inviolably the independence of other countries"... - May 25, 1848. He was elected "People's Representative", and unanimously admitted to the National Assembly: "without distinction of nuance of opinion, all our colleagues welcomed my cousins and me with lively sympathy". He is "ready, if the Republic is attacked, to put myself in the 1st rank of its defenders, either against foreigners or against troublemakers"... Attached are a l.a.s. from the Marquis de Pange to M. Arnould (1836); a minute of a letter from Arnould to the Prince (1871) and 3 receipts signed by M. Prion (1863-1865).