Lot 98
Napoleon I. Letter Signed with three words in Napoleon's hand: "Je vous salue Bonaparte," one page, 9¼ x 7", St. Cloud, 17 vendemaire year 11 (Oct. 9, 1802). To Louis Alexandre Berthier, Minister of War, later a Marshal of Napoleon: "I ask you Citizen Minister, to issue orders to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment now at Vienna to go to Pontarlier." Pontarlier is in Franche-Comté, France. The paper is headed by a B. Roger vignette: "Bonaparte I Consul de la République." Minor soiling, else fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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| Realized $1,440 |
