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Letter from Vivant Denon, Paris, to an unidentified recipient, 1805 April 16 : autograph manucript signed.

BIB_ID
189629
Accession number
MA 23594
Creator
Denon, Vivant, 1747-1825.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1805 April 16.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; (8vo)
Notes
Denon addresses his correspondent as "Monsieur le maréchal."
Denon uses the French Republican calendar, dating the letter "26 Germinal au 13."
Removed from an extra-illustrated copy of Alexis Brialmont, History of the life of Arthur, duke of Wellington (London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858-1860); PML 7901-7916; volume III.
Summary
Asking for an assignment to the 94th Regiment of infantry for a young man from a distinguished military family.