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Description:
Napoleon I (1769-1821) Military Order Signed, Cairo, 19 January 1799. Single sheet of laid paper with printed headline, "Liberte, Egalite, Republique Francaise, Au Quartier-General a ____ le ____ an 7. BONAPARTE, General en Chef," fulfilled by secretarial hand, concerning the quarter of the director of the Mint, signed "Bonaparte" as general commanding the Army in Egypt, as the Syrian campaign was in preparation, 12 1/2 x 8 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Keywords
Cairo, Egypt, Republique FrancaiseJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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