FOUCHÉ, Joseph, duke of Otranto (1759-1820). Set of 2 documents: -L.S. Paris, 28 February 1807. 1 p. 1/2 in-folio. Pale uniform freckles. Fouché grants "to the directors of the travelling troops" the right to play "in the extent of their respective departments", if they "wish to give their show there". Fouché suspends all the authorizations of permission already granted "even having already received the agreement of the Minister of the interior" and orders that they are all submitted to him. -P.S. Paris, 19 brumaire year 8. 1 p. 1/5 in-4. Permission granted to Thibaud to rejoin his family, not yet having been struck off the lists of emigrants. "You will have care to return to me of the execution of this measure of simple police force".

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