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760 - MACDONALD, Étienne 4 letters to Mr. Legros, former Paymaster General of the Armed Forces. Paris, Nice, and elsewhere, 1823–1827. 1 p. each, double-leaf in-8° and in-12, 3 envelopes. cons., mounted on sheets of paper (traces of folds, some marginal foxing, envelopes with tears and broken seals where opened). Personal letters from the 1st Duke of Taranto, General of the Revolution and Marshal of the Empire, to a former civil servant, among other things to inform him of his appointment as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. Enclosed: 1. Passport signed “Louis [XVI]” [secretary’s hand] and by Vergennes. Fontainebleau, October 17, 1776. In-f°, mounted on a sheet of paper (tears at the folds, repaired on the reverse). - 2. Casimir-Perier, Jean - Calling card with an autograph note, unsigned. No place, May 18, 1903. 5.5 x 9.5 cm, mounted on a sheet of paper. President of the Republic in 1894–1895. (9 items)

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MACDONALD, Étienne 4 letters to Mr. Legros, former Paymaster General of the Armed Forces. Paris, Nice, and elsewhere, 1823–1827. 1 p. each, double-leaf in-8° and in-12, 3 envelopes. cons., mounted on sheets of paper (traces of folds, some marginal foxing, envelopes with tears and broken seals where opened). Personal letters from the 1st Duke of Taranto, General of the Revolution and Marshal of the Empire, to a former civil servant, among other things to inform him of his appointment as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. Enclosed: 1. Passport signed “Louis [XVI]” [secretary’s hand] and by Vergennes. Fontainebleau, October 17, 1776. In-f°, mounted on a sheet of paper (tears at the folds, repaired on the reverse). - 2. Casimir-Perier, Jean - Calling card with an autograph note, unsigned. No place, May 18, 1903. 5.5 x 9.5 cm, mounted on a sheet of paper. President of the Republic in 1894–1895. (9 items)

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Old and rare books, literature, autographs, archives
Thursday, December 3
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
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