Napoleonic France | A collection of letters and documents by Marshals and statesmen

Napoleonic France

A collection of letters and documents:

i) Talleyrand, letter signed, as Foreign Minister, to Marshal Berthier, Minister of War, seeking permission for an Englishman, Mr Bell, to remain in Paris as editor of the English Library, with a brief autograph note by Berthier in the margin, in French, 2 pages, folio, Paris, 28 January 1805

ii) Talleyrand, partially printed document signed ("Charles Maurice"), as Vice-Grand-Électeur, also signed by the Minister of the Interior, convening the departmental assembly of Dijon, 1 page, folio, 20 September 1812

iii) Jean Lannes, Marshal of France, letter signed, to Berthier, as Minister of War, requesting that Adjutant Commandant Bertier be confirmed as his Aide-de-Camp following his exemplary conduct at the Battle of Austerlitz, at which he led two battalions against a Russian column, 3 pages, folio, Paris, 18 March 1806

iv) Alexandre Berthier, Marshal of France, letter signed ("Ml Berthier"), as Minister of War, to the Prefect of the Haute Marne, ending the transportation of vagabonds and deserters, 1 page, folio, Ministry of War stationery with revolutionary vignette, Paris, [9 July 1803]

v) Alexandre Berthier, Marshal of France, autograph letter signed ("P[rince] de Neuchatel") , to General Foy, ordering him to join the Prince of Essling, 2 pages, 4to, Paris, 20 April 1811

vi) General Maximilien Foy, autograph letter signed, to Marshal Massena, on his meetings with the Emperor discussing the political situation in Britain and the military position in the Iberian Peninsula, 2 pages, folio, integral blank, Torres Novas, 7 February 1811

vi) General Martin Vignolle, document signed, informing the division generals that Napoleon has been created Emperor, [23 May 1804] 

vii) Printed Imperial decree, Milan, 10 July 1806