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(NAPOLÉON.) BERTHIER, ALEXANDRE; PRINCE DE WAGRAM. Partly-
printed vellum Document Signed, “M[aréch]al Berthier,” as Minister of War, in French,
ordering engineer [Jean Baptiste] Corabœuf to serve in the Army of Hanover.
Countersigned by General [Nicolas-Antoine] Sanson. 1 page, 13x9 inches; backed, inlaid,
faint scattered foxing, paper seal intact.
Paris, [29 February 1805]
[100/200]
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(NAPOLÉON.) CHARLES XIV JOHN; KING OF SWEDEN. Letter Signed, “J.
Bernadotte,” to Intendant-General Pierre Daru, in French, requesting that he promote Mr.
Flichet to Inspector of Forage on the recommendation of ordnance officer Duprat because
of his zeal during the last campaign. 1 page, folio; inlaid, folds.
Hamburg, 3 November 1807
[350/500]
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (1763-1844) was a Marshal of France who married Napoleon’s ex-
fiancée Desiree Clary, later becoming King of Sweden and Norway, known there as Charles
XIV John.
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(NAPOLÉON.) FOUCHÉ, JOSEPH; DUKE OF OTRANTO. Letter Signed,
“Fouché,” to the Minister of War [Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte], in French, requesting that the
Gendarmerie of the Puy-de-Dôme be granted the special allocation of rations rather than
the 50 centimes allocated to it in accordance with the attached letter [not present] from
the Commissary of the Executive Directory there. 1
1
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4
pages, 4to, “Ministry of the Police”
stationery, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet.
Paris, 31 August 1799
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Fouché (1759-1820) was Napoléon’s Minister of Police, known for his elaborate system of spies.
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(NAPOLÉON.) KLÉBER, JEAN BAPTISTE. Endorsement Signed, “Kleber,”
authorizing a request for animal hides (“Return to Director-General of Finance to allow
this request if deemed appropriate”), in French, on a letter from the Sultan’s Council of
State to Kléber making the request, Cairo, November 25, 1799, in Arabic, with the French
translation written above the Council letter [by Baudeuf], and on verso, a letter (lacking
salutation), signed by Baudeuf in Cairo on November 30, 1799, giving some related com-
mentary, in French. 2 pages, tall 4to, written on recto and verso of a single sheet.
Endorsement: Np, [circa 30 November 1799]
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