With the recent bicentenary of Napoleon's death, the story of how Napoleon befriended an old slave at St. Helena owned by the Balcombes, named Toby, came to my attention. I've tried to dig a little deeper and have managed to find mentions of him in the memoirs of Betsy Balcombe, and Las Cases' Memoirs of the life, exile, and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon. However, both these sources only talk about him in the brief period wherein he interacted with Napoleon.
There seems to be more information on what happened to Toby after the death of Napoleon on this website: http://sainthelenaisland.info/toby.htm, though I'm not 100% sure of its reliability since I am unable to cross-reference the information anywhere else.
I assume the book, A Bitter Draught: St Helena and the Abolition of Slavery, by Colin Fox would have more information, however, I am unable to obtain a copy of it.
I seem to have hit a bit of a brick wall, and so have decided to ask here. How much do we know about Toby, and where can I find out more about him? (Any primary or secondary sources are highly welcome).
Thanks.
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to answer my own question, but I have managed to find the answer, so I suppose I'll try and type it out here for the benefit of anyone else who has the same question in the future.
I contacted the British Napoleonic Bicentenary Trust, and they have confirmed that the information given on http://sainthelenaisland.info/toby.htm is indeed correct.
After the Balcombes were forced to leave the island by Sir Hudson Lowe, Toby was sold to a surgeon by the name of John Charles Dunn.
As stated in Betsy Balcombe's memoirs, Napoleon gifted 20 Napoleons to Toby in order to buy his freedom. This money was, unfortunately, never used and was later stolen on the 31st of August 1822, by another slave named Sam. Sam was later tried and put to death, however, none of the money was recovered.
Toby, still enslaved, died on the 31st of July, 1827, aged 72.
In 1840, when Las Cases' son returned to the island to bring Napoleon's remains back to France, he visited "the tiny little garden in which the Emperor had gone walking so many times. The vineyard, which shaded him, the shabby wooden seat on which he sat, was still there. Poor Tobie[Sic], the Indian[Sic] gardener of whom my father speaks, had died a long time ago".
That seems to be all that is known of Toby after Napoleon's death. Further information about Toby, in general, can be found in the link above, as well as in the primary sources linked in the post.