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LANNES (JEAN). Set of 3 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. [Portugal, 1804 and n.d.]. Stationed in Lisbon from March to August 1802, then from March 1803 to July 1804, Jean Lannes served France's interests with vigor and sometimes naiveté, but managed to win the friendship of the Regent of Portugal - who initially tried to use him, but managed to negotiate a treaty of neutrality and subsidies. - "This Thursday" [probably April 1804]. "I am sending you... a statement of the people to whom you will distribute the five [c]erfs I am passing on to you; if you think you still understand the Marquis de Pombal, you will do so. WE HAD A VERY NICE HUNT YESTERDAY. THE PRINCE IS OF A KINDNESS ONE CANNOT IMAGINE... Today we're going to hunt hare, so tomorrow I'll send you some...". (one p. in-8, address on back). - "This Friday" [probably April 1804]. " ... Tomorrow we will finish our hunt and the day after tomorrow I will dine with you. THE PRINCE ABSOLUTELY WANTED TO SEND YOU A WILD BOAR AND THREE HARES..." (3/4 p. in-4, address on back). - This Saturday. " ... THE PRINCE ABSOLUTELY WANTED ME TO SEND YOU TWO WINES. YOU CAN SHARE THEM WITH THE MINISTERS OF VIENNA, RUSSIA, HOLLAND, THE AMBASSADOR AND THE NUNCIO. I'm not telling you... how much I'm worried here, it takes all this to make me stay so long away from you and my little Alfred [second son of Lannes, of whom the Regent was godfather]..." (3/4 p. in-8, address on spine; small tears to address leaf but no damage to text).
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LANNES (JEAN). Set of 3 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. [Portugal, 1804 and n.d.]. Stationed in Lisbon from March to August 1802, then from March 1803 to July 1804, Jean Lannes served France's interests with vigor and sometimes naiveté, but managed to win the friendship of the Regent of Portugal - who initially tried to use him, but managed to negotiate a treaty of neutrality and subsidies. - "This Thursday" [probably April 1804]. "I am sending you... a statement of the people to whom you will distribute the five [c]erfs I am passing on to you; if you think you still understand the Marquis de Pombal, you will do so. WE HAD A VERY NICE HUNT YESTERDAY. THE PRINCE IS OF A KINDNESS ONE CANNOT IMAGINE... Today we're going to hunt hare, so tomorrow I'll send you some...". (one p. in-8, address on back). - "This Friday" [probably April 1804]. " ... Tomorrow we will finish our hunt and the day after tomorrow I will dine with you. THE PRINCE ABSOLUTELY WANTED TO SEND YOU A WILD BOAR AND THREE HARES..." (3/4 p. in-4, address on back). - This Saturday. " ... THE PRINCE ABSOLUTELY WANTED ME TO SEND YOU TWO WINES. YOU CAN SHARE THEM WITH THE MINISTERS OF VIENNA, RUSSIA, HOLLAND, THE AMBASSADOR AND THE NUNCIO. I'm not telling you... how much I'm worried here, it takes all this to make me stay so long away from you and my little Alfred [second son of Lannes, of whom the Regent was godfather]..." (3/4 p. in-8, address on spine; small tears to address leaf but no damage to text).
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