![NAPOLOEON BONAPARTE. Letter signed ("Bonaparte" with flourish), as First Consul, to the Minister of War, WITH A LENGTHY AUTOGRAPH DRAFT RESPONSE Paris "4 Complementaires" [1800]. 1 page, 9 x 7¼ in. approximately, the upper portion of the sheet displaying a engraved vignette of a seated Liberty, with legend "Au nom du peuple Francais," in French, matted with a color oval portrait in a giltwood frame. Unexamined out of frame.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2004/NYR/2004_NYR_01527_2033_000(093415).jpg?w=1)
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NAPOLOEON BONAPARTE. Letter signed ("Bonaparte" with flourish), as First Consul, to the Minister of War, WITH A LENGTHY AUTOGRAPH DRAFT RESPONSE Paris "4 Complementaires" [1800]. 1 page, 9 x 7¼ in. approximately, the upper portion of the sheet displaying a engraved vignette of a seated Liberty, with legend "Au nom du peuple Francais," in French, matted with a color oval portrait in a giltwood frame. Unexamined out of frame.
A brief communique asking about a battalion of cavalry commanded by Marechal Joachim Murat (1767-1815). In the blank margins, in typical fashion, Napoleon has hastily penned a detailed 15-line draft order (over 100 words) directing the organization of two battalions of the "Armee d'Observation du Midi," with details as to their command and duties.
A brief communique asking about a battalion of cavalry commanded by Marechal Joachim Murat (1767-1815). In the blank margins, in typical fashion, Napoleon has hastily penned a detailed 15-line draft order (over 100 words) directing the organization of two battalions of the "Armee d'Observation du Midi," with details as to their command and duties.