Lot 371
Napoleon I. Manuscript Letter Signed ("Np") as Emperor, Paris, March 8, 1811, 1¼ pp (one sheet), quarto. Written during the Peninsular Campaign to "My Cousin," probably Major General Berthier, with instructions for the movement of troops at Burgos and Valladolid to the Army of Portugal, and other troop movements, and giving orders for the Duc d'Istrie, who was Governor of Spain at the time. He authorizes the duke to spend 500,000 francs to pay the detachment of the Army of Portugal in the province of Salamanca and to send another 500,000 francs to Madrid to pay the army of the center. A few words on last two lines of the front page have been transcribed in red ink. Light toning and tip of upper right corner missing, else Fine.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,200.
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