52 - Large album amicorum, in Italian format, containing a collection of signed autograph letters addressed primarily to General Félix Corneille Lahure (1800–1882), Inspector General of the Gendarmerie, including:

Large album amicorum, in Italian format, containing a collection of signed autograph letters addressed primarily to General Félix Corneille Lahure (1800–1882), Inspector General of the Gendarmerie, including: - 2 signed autograph letters “Léopold” for Leopold I, King of the Belgians, dated July 18, 1858, and June 21, 1859, in Laeken, addressed to General Félix Corneille Lahure (1800–1882), Inspector General of the Gendarmerie: “Please let me know your opinion on the letter from the Minister of War,” “I wish to exempt the Laeken Gendarmerie Brigade—with which, incidentally, I am very satisfied following the inspection—from duty; please issue your orders accordingly”; - 1 autograph letter signed “Leopold II,” King of the Belgians, dated July 17, 1870, and addressed to General Félix Corneille Lahure (1800–1882) “I am deeply moved by this display of patriotism, which is so honorable for you,” 2 ½ pages, on letterhead printed with the king’s monogram; - 1 autograph letter signed “Philippe” from Prince Philippe of Belgium (1837–1905), Count of Flanders, dated January 11, 1862: “I am enclosing my photograph as a token of friendship and in the hope of receiving yours signed, for you are now the only person from the King’s military household missing from the collection,” 1 page, on paper bearing the embossed seal of the Count of Flanders, beneath a princely crown; - 2 autograph letters “P. N. Bonaparte,” addressed to Prince Pierre Bonaparte, one dated September 5, 1869, in Paris, the second dated May 11, 1871, in Paris; - 1 autograph letter signed “Marie,” sent by Marie Malibran to Mr. Charles-Auguste de Bériot (1802–1870); - 1 letter “Oscar,” from Oscar II (1829–1907), King of Sweden, addressed to “Captain of the General Staff Baron Lahure in Brussels,” dated December 12, 1874, in Stockholm: “I have read your work *Notes on General Staff Service* with great interest, and I congratulate you most sincerely on the insight with which you address major military matters,” 1 page, brown ink on paper, stamped with the king’s monogram beneath the royal crown; - 1 autograph letter “Aimée,” from the actress Aimée Déclée, on paper bearing her monogram; - 1 autograph letter “J. Murat,” from Joachim Murat (1767–1815), commander of the Consular Guard, on letterhead paper of the Consular Guard, dated 7 Pluviôse, Year VIII of the French Republic, addressed to Brigadier General Lahure Also included are letters from Cardinal Régnier, General Lahitte, Baron Hurel, Vatimesnil, Monsignor Duquesnay, Archbishop of Cambrai, Adèle Fétis, Count Arrivabene, General Baron Prisse, etc. H. 31 x W. 43.5 cm (album).