Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860

The Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte papers consist of correspondence, account books, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks. Topics range from her life in Baltimore, her marriage to Jerome Bonaparte and exile from France, and her struggle to secure her son's inheritance. The collection is comprised of 20 boxes.

This collection contains correspondence (1801-1852) to and from Jerome Bonaparte, exclusive of any correspondence from Elizabeth, Charles J. and the Jerome Napoleon Bonapartes, and William Patterson, which are contained in their own collections. Letters and official papers concerning Jerome's military career (1801-1804) are form the bulk of the collection.

This collection includes portraits of Patterson and Bonaparte family members, relatives and descendants of Betsy Patterson Bonaparte and/or Jerome Bonaparte.