159 - [AUTOGRAPHS]

[AUTOGRAPHS] 1-General GUDIN] On Army of the Rhine letterhead (…) / Brigadier General Gudin, Chief of Staff. Pre-printed note, completed and signed by G. Gudin, dated 13 Frimaire, Year 8 [December 4, 1899], addressed “to the general commanding the 4th Active Division.” 1 page, in-4; fine copy. Order to depart for the 16th Cavalry Regiment and quarters for “the light artillery company you have with you (…)”. 2-[AUBUSSON DE LA FEUILLADE] On letterhead reading “The Minister Plenipotentiary of France to Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Etruria.” Autograph letter signed Aubusson de la Feuillade [Hector, Count of Aubusson de la Feuillade; diplomat, Chamberlain to Empress Josephine, minister)] addressed to “His Excellency” [A note indicates Cambacérès] dated November 4, 1806, in Florence. 1.5 pages in folio; fine copy. He requests his protection for Mr. Tixier, a wealthy landowner from Bourganeuf who has just been nominated as a candidate for the Legislative Body: “(…) he is well-liked in his department; it is hoped that he will be appointed (…). 3- [Saint-Domingue] On letterhead bearing the emblems of the French Republic. Deed of ownership in Saint-Domingue concerning “Louis Joseph Anson,” ratified on the 1st of Thermidor, Year 5 (July 19, 1797), signed by Dufäy [Louis-Pierre Dufay de La Tour; member of the Convention and the Legislative Body], and Boisson [Joseph Georges Boisson, deputy from Saint-Domingue]. 1p in-4; fine copy. 4- [LEBRUN, Consul] Letter on letterhead reading “Liberty/Equality/Citizen Lebrun” Autograph letter signed Lebrun [Consul] sent to “Citizen Armand, former member of the Constituent Assembly, 82 Rue St. André des Arts,” dated 16 Ventôse, Year 8 [March 7, 1800]. Appointment of Harmand de Château-Thierry as Prefect of Mayenne. “Your place must be secured in the courts. Best regards and affection. Lebrun.” 2 leaves in-16 (1 p. for the letter); fine copy; fine postmark. 5-[DUBOIS, Prefect of Police] Letter on “Liberty/Equality/Central Office of the Canton of Paris” letterhead. Autograph letter signed Dubois [Count Joseph Dubois, Prefect of Police] addressed to Citizen Agasse, dated 17 Ventôse, Year 8 [March 8, 1800]. 2 leaves in-12 (1 page for the letter), bearing a Masonic seal; good condition; “Your editor was mistaken (…) it was not the Minister of the Interior but rather the Minister of General Police who presented the four police prefects (…)”.