135 - [AUTOGRAPHS]

[AUTOGRAPHS] Collection of letters with addresses and postmarks; of note: 1—A handwritten, signed letter from Chaptal dated 21 Brumaire, Year 10, addressed to the Minister of War. The letter supports a request for an increase in gendarmerie personnel for operations in Piedmont. 2 folios, in-8; fine copy. 2-Signed autograph letter (on letterhead of General Poncet, Prefect of the Jura Department) “Poncet” [General Poncet de la Tour de Maupas], dated the “5th supplementary day, Year 9” (a note on the paper indicates September 22, 1801), sent to Citizen Mard (?); invitation. 2 leaves, in-8; fine copy. 3-Handwritten letter on letterhead signed “Fouché,” dated 9 Messidor, Year 9, addressed “To the Prefect of the Deux-Sèvres Department.” Certificate of receipt regarding the amnesty of Pierre Alexandre Gourdon Lachenau of the Vendée. 2 folios, in-8; a few minor, haphazard restorations with tape (no damage to the text). 4-Autograph letter on letterhead signed “Guillemardet,” dated 16 Vendémiaire, Year 10 (October 8, 1801), addressed “To the Citizen Minister of the Interior.” An account of the jubilation in the department following the signing of the “Preliminary Peace Treaty between France and England.” 2 leaves, in-8; a fine copy. Enclosed: An autograph letter from Oudot dated 1 Germinal, Year 9, rejoicing that “(…) at last, the continental peace has been signed and published (…)”. An autograph letter signed (illegible signature) addressed “to Citizen Tribunat [stamped word], deputy mayor of the commune of Riom,” announcing a “definitive” peace. The set is in good condition.