177 - [AUTOGRAPHS]

[AUTOGRAPHS] 1-[SANTERRE] Handwritten letter signed by Santerre [Antoine-Joseph Santerre, Republican general] dated March 28, 1793, in Paris, addressed to Citizen Lestrange. 1p in-4; fine copy. Letter signed as Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard. Santerre instructs Commissioner Le Roux to “(…) speak on behalf of Citizen Vincent (…) so that he may be appointed war commissioner….” 2-[COMPANS] Handwritten order dated February 18, 1810, signed “Comte Compans” [Jean-Dominique Compans] in Straubing. 1p in-4; fine copy. Mission order: “In accordance with the intentions of His Excellency the Prince of Eckmühl [Davout], following an order he received from His Excellency the Minister of War (…)”—an order for a colonel to proceed to Strasbourg to await “(…) new orders (…)”. 3-[JOUY] Autograph letter signed “Jouy” [Victor, Joseph Etienne Jouy, writer and curator of the Louvre Museum] dated February 17, 1810, from Paris to Amaury Duval. 2 pp., in-12; text: 1 p. Fine copy. Jouy reiterates the request made in his last letter, to which he received no reply. “(…) I once again ask you to kindly let me know whether or not I have been appointed to the editorial staff of the *Mercure* (…)”. 3-[MAGON de MEDINE] Letter signed “Magon” [Charles René Magon de Médine, rear admiral killed at Trafalgar in 1805] dated 16 Floréal, Year 12 [May 6, 1804], addressed to the Minister of Finance. 1 page, folio size; fine copy. A request on behalf of Auguste Magon Boisgarein, who is currently serving as his secretary, for a position as “inspector of combined duties.” Request supported by three handwritten notes in the margin signed by Defernon, Bodinier (member of the Legislative Body), and General Lemarois (aide-de-camp to the First Consul). 4-[BOUVET] On letterhead (engraved crowned golden eagle) “François-Joseph Bouvet, Rear Admiral (…) military commander of the port of Brest.” Autograph letter signed “Bouvet,” dated January 29, 1807. 1 p. in folio; fine copy. Authorization for Marie-Uroy de Lorzamparc to be absent “until further notice.” Enclosed: 5-[Duke of BASSANO] Autograph letter signed Duke of Bassano [Napoléon Joseph Hugues Maret, Duke of Bassano, former Grand Chamberlain to Napoleon III] dated November 13, 1879, at Camden Place; addressee unknown. 2 pp., in-12 (mourning paper); fine copy. Reply stating that the duke did indeed give the Empress “the first volume of the work you are publishing” [however] “The grief in which she is immersed is too deep (…) for her to be able to read your book at this time (…). The Empress was in mourning, having just lost her son Louis Napoleon in South Africa during the conflict between the British and the Zulus. A fine copy.