PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JAMES E. LONG
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE I, Emperor of France. Partly printed document signed ("Bonaparte") as First Consul, countersigned by Minister of War Alexander Berthier and Secretary of State Hughes Joseph Maret; St. Cloud, "vignt un prairial l'an onze" [10 June 1803]. 1 page, folio, 335 x 235 mm. (13¼ x 9¼ in.), ON PARCHMENT, accomplished in manuscript, with intact papered seal, two small punctures at lower left corner, attractively engraved with "Republique Française" and a vignette of a seated goddess and legend "au nom du peuple Français."
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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE I, Emperor of France. Partly printed document signed ("Bonaparte") as First Consul, countersigned by Minister of War Alexander Berthier and Secretary of State Hughes Joseph Maret; St. Cloud, "vignt un prairial l'an onze" [10 June 1803]. 1 page, folio, 335 x 235 mm. (13¼ x 9¼ in.), ON PARCHMENT, accomplished in manuscript, with intact papered seal, two small punctures at lower left corner, attractively engraved with "Republique Française" and a vignette of a seated goddess and legend "au nom du peuple Français."
The First Consul of the Republic of France "with confidence in the valor and loyalty of Citizen Etienne-Clerc-Patrie Lacy," who served in the Italian and Austrian campaigns, appoints him Captain in the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the "Garde Municipale de Paris."
The First Consul of the Republic of France "with confidence in the valor and loyalty of Citizen Etienne-Clerc-Patrie Lacy," who served in the Italian and Austrian campaigns, appoints him Captain in the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the "Garde Municipale de Paris."