June 2012 Auction Ends Thursday, June 28th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2012
Napoleon's General Edme Aime Lucotte autograph letter signed. Datelined Paris, 9 November 1819, French letter discusses the enigmatic disappearance of some correspondence. In part, "…I was…surprised that I didn’t receive a response to the letter that I sent you…on the 3rd of this month…as it is customary in France to be polite by responding…to a commanding General…The riddle is solved…I did not stamp the letter…It is a riddle that I cannot explain…" Lucotte's name appears on the Arc De Triomphe in Paris. 1pp. on card-style stationery measures 8" x 10". Mild foxing to the left edge at fold, else near fine condition. Accompanied by full translation.
1819 Napoleonic General Edme Aime Lucotte Autograph Letter Signed -- "…It is a riddle that I cannot explain…"
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