NAPOLEON WRITES TO HIS ADVISOR THE DUC DE FRIOUL MONTHS BEFORE HIS DEATH
NAPOLEON I
(1769-1821, Emperor of the French)
Fine Letter Signed 'Nap[oleon]' in French with translation to the Duc de FRIOUL
Géraud-Christophe-Michel Duroc, 1772-1813, General and Diplomat, one of Napoleon's closest advisers) saying that he has been told that the wages of "the Lancers of the Guard is 666. f. and that of the second infantrymen of 765. f. - I understand very well that the old infantrymen who do their service by me have 765. f but my intention is that the second infantrymen, who are only ordinary soldiers who do not do the service by me have for first wage only 450. f. - would you draft for me a report and a project of decree. Second infantrymen and spearmen should not cost me more than 450. What is sufficient for hussar regiments should be for lancers and second hussars as well ...", 1 side 4to., Fontainbleau, 27th January
Item Date:
1813
Stock No:
39568
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[NAPOLEON I
(Bonaparte, 1769-1821, 1st Consul 1799-1804, Emperor of the French)]
Bulletin of the Laws of the Republic No. 255, in French,
including 2 important decrees, No. 2398 on "The enjoyment and deprivation of Civil Rights", and No. 2404 on raising "2000 Conscripts for the service of the Arsenals of the Navy", drawn up by the Corps Législatif and proclaimed by "Bonaparte, in the name of the French people", and signed in print "Bonaparte, first Consul ... Secretary of State Hugues B. Maret [1763-1839] ... the Grand-Juge, Minister of Justice ... Regnier [Claude Ambroise, 1746-1814]", attractive woodcut heading of Justice and the Law, with 6 other short decrees concerning secondary schools and lyceés, 16 pp. 8vo. numbered 545-560 of the "3rd Series", Paris, Imprimerie de la République, 17-23 ventôse year XI, 8-14 March
folded from the printed sheet, 3 neat stab holes near inner margins without loss, top edge opened, others uncut, in fresh condition
Item Date:
1803
Stock No:
51745
£125
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NAPOLEON I
(1769-1821, Emperor of the French)
Decree Signed 'Napo[leon]'
as Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, in Italian with translation, saying that "on the Report of Our Minister of Foreign Relations of the Kingdom of Italy", Ferdinando Marescalchi (1754-1816, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Italy, 1802-1805, of the Napoleonic Kingdom, 1805-1814, Count, 1809), "Antonio Granelli, called Palinetto, native of Santa Maria del Taro, in the Department of the Appennines, accused of various crimes committed in the territory of Our Empire, previously condemned for contempt of court to the penalty of death by the French Tribunals, and now detained in the prison of Brescia, shall be placed at the disposal of the French Authorities", but only after being tried by the Italian "Court of Criminal Justice at Brescia", any non-capital punishment by the French not to exceed what the Italian courts would have stipulated, headed Royal Decree No. 350, 2 sides folio and conjugate blank, Imperial Palace of the Tuileries, 12th April
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Item Date:
1809
Stock No:
55524
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NELSON RECOMMENDS ONE OF HIS RELATIVES FOR A POSITION
NELSON
(Horatio, Viscount, 1758-1805, Admiral)
Excellent Autograph Letter written with his left hand, Signed ‘Nelson & Bronte’ to to the Right Honourable Charles YORKE
(1764-1834, Politician, Home Secretary) saying that “since I wrote you this morning to introduce Lt Col. Suckling to your notice, I understand that there are two Inspectors of Barracks vacant. If you will have the goodness to give my relation one of these appointments it will be a great obligation conferred upon... Your very obedient servant...”, 1 side 4to., with conjugate blank, no place, 23rd July
Item Date:
1801
Stock No:
42645
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A FRAGMENT OF THE CANOPY FROM NELSON'S FUNERAL BARGE
[NELSON
(Horatio, Viscount, 1758-1805, Admiral)]
Small piece of red silk with contemporary note of provenance
"A piece of the canopy of the state barge (loaned by Geo the third) which conveyed the body of Nelson from Greenwich to Somerset House, This barge was since presented by Queen Victoria to the Victory", together with a contemporary mourning envelope with a similar note, the cloth 3" x 2", framed and glazed in a black frame with a purple velvet mount,
Item Date:
1805
Stock No:
38818
£4750
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