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NAPOLEON I (1769-1821). Document signed ('Np'), an endorsement on a petition addressed to him by Gio[vanni] Maria Ricci de Marciana, 'Capitano del grande Cabotaggio', Porto Ferraio, 8 August 1814, in Italian, annotated in the upper right hand margin with a summary in French and endorsed 'Renvoyé au Grand Marechal 12 aout 1814' above Napoleon's signature, one page, folio, integral blank leaf (a few light spots and small ink blots).
An agreement to a request by the captain of a coaster, a long-time resident of Toulon, for the necessary documents ('expeditions') to be issued to enable him to recover his ship and continue his sailing activities. A further endorsement at the foot records that the documents were supplied. Written three and a half months after Napoleon's arrival on Elba following his abdication.
An agreement to a request by the captain of a coaster, a long-time resident of Toulon, for the necessary documents ('expeditions') to be issued to enable him to recover his ship and continue his sailing activities. A further endorsement at the foot records that the documents were supplied. Written three and a half months after Napoleon's arrival on Elba following his abdication.
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