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[General REY] [BONAPARTE] Bearing the letterhead “French Republic” and “In the Name of the French People.” Commission as brigadier general granted to Emmanuel Rey by Bonaparte. A pre-printed piece of pearlescent vellum, completed with the recipient’s “Service Details” and “Campaigns, Actions, and Wounds,” followed by the appointment in the name of “Bonaparte, First Consul of the Republic (…)”; all dated the eighth of Germinal, Year 9 of the Republic [March 29, 1801], bearing a dry republican seal and the autograph signatures of Bonaparte, Minister of War Louis-Alexandre Berthier, and “by the First Consul, Secretary of State Hugues Bernard Maret.” Dimensions: 44 x 34.5 cm; fine copy. [BERTHIER] Handwritten letter on French Republic letterhead / Minister of War, signed by Berthier and dated 7 Floréal, Year 9 [April 27, 1801]; 1 page in folio. A fine copy. Rey is informed that since the commission requires the First Consul’s signature, it will be sent at a later date.
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Antique books, autographs, and various documents: Collection of Mr. L and othersAuction house
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