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1822, Jan. 10. Apponyi to Vincent, on voyage of 
Lucien Bonaparte" (f. 133). 
Jan. 10. Apponyi to Metternich, on voyage of 
Lucien Bonaparte (f . 134) . 
Jan. 14. Protocol of conference of foreign 
ministers; departure of Lucien Bonaparte for U.S. (ff. 
118-119, 124-125) . 
Feb. 14. Protocol of conference of foreign 
ministers; voyage of Lucien Bonaparte to U.S. (f. 132). 
Mar. 6. [?] to Vincent, request from Mme. 
Murat for passport to U.S. for her son Achille (ff. 142- 
143) . 
Mar. 25; 1824, June 30. Protocols of conference 
of foreign ministers; request of Mme. Murat referred to 
above (ff. 140-141, 182, 184-187). 
1822, Apr. 5. Protocol of conference of foreign 
.ministers; Lucien Bonaparte and his son have renewed their 
plan to go to U.S. (ff. 145-148) [see also ff . 149, 152, 
157]. 
1804 (1815-1818) 
Richelieu 
From Montchenu: 
1816, Mar. 22. Numerous American attempts to free 
Napoleon from St. Helena are failures (ff . 58-59) . 
July 23. Details on island of St. Helena, and 
account of firing upon an American vessel which persisted 
in attempting to land under plea of taking on water (ff . 
89-94) . 
1818, Jan. 8. Account of public opinion in U.S. 
concerning Napoleon (ff . 280-284) . 
July 23. Large number of American vessels 
which seek to put in at St. Helena under one pretext or 
another (ff. 395-400). 
[n.d.]. Incident caused by presence of an American 
vessel near St. Helena (f . 166) . 
From Mole: 
[n.d.]. Information from America concerning prepa- 
rations being made there to attack St. Helena and carry 
off Napoleon; is it politically possible to prevent such 
an expedition? (ff . 241-242) . 
Montchenu 
From Maler: 
1818, Jan. 8. Account of arrest in Brazil of two 
persons who had come from U.S. with intention of organizing 
expedition to free Napoleon (ff. 286-287). 
To Metternich: 
Mar. 18. In conversations with General Gour- 
gaud , Napoleon has said: "I would rather be a prisoner 
here than a free man in the United States" (ff. 314-315). 
1816, Oct. 27. Ciphered note extracted from an 
