. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. lians in the Battle of Waterloo. It vas not safe for the Emperor's irother to remain on the conti- lent; therefore, no time could be ost in finding a new home. The United States seemed a :ood choice, since the War of 812 had strained British- Imerican relations. Feverish ilanning for the king's depar- ure began. First, Bonaparte and Louis ^ailliard, his trusted private ecretary, went to Switzerland /here they hid a fortune that /ould later be retrieved and used 0 establish Bonaparte's state- ide residence. Then, carefully isguised,
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. lians in the Battle of Waterloo. It vas not safe for the Emperor's irother to remain on the conti- lent; therefore, no time could be ost in finding a new home. The United States seemed a :ood choice, since the War of 812 had strained British- Imerican relations. Feverish ilanning for the king's depar- ure began. First, Bonaparte and Louis ^ailliard, his trusted private ecretary, went to Switzerland /here they hid a fortune that /ould later be retrieved and used 0 establish Bonaparte's state- ide residence. Then, carefully isguised, and with a quantity of jwels sewn in the linings of lailliard's garments, the two set ail on a ship carrying Bordeaux The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass. Phone 824-5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed Howes Vines April Delivery (617)994-8032. DR. FERN AND BEAUCOUR, author of a soon to be published work about Louis Mailliard, was recently honored at a recep- tion held in Bordentown's historic Gilder House. Here Kathy Finch, president of the Bordentown Historical Society, left, and Susan Bradman, president of the Burlington County Historical Society, join him in the home's original kitchen- dining room. (CRANBERRIES photo by Elizabeth G. Carpenter) wines to New York City. ONCE safely in New York City, Bonaparte and Mailliard used the jewels as credit for pur- chase of a 211 acre estate in Bor- dentown City, the heart of what was to become Point Breeze. The following year, Mailliard was dispatched to Switzerland to recover tie fortune that would, in part, finance the acquisition of 10 adjoining farms, a land-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub
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