France and French Colonies Royal Letters and Autographs
Sale No: 42
Lot No:1526
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Louis XIV. 1676 (Dec 12) Letter addressed to "Mons de Randilhon, commandain pour mon service a Charlesville", ordering two companies of the Infantry Regiment of Bourgongui to proceed to Charlesville, signed "Louis". At this time the French were laying waste to the Rhineland between the Meuse and Moselle to prevent it supporting an invading army.
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Sale No: 42
Lot No:1531
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Empress Eugenie. 1873 (June 4) Two page letter written and signed by the Empress, wife of Napoleon III, to the Begum of Bhopal, written in French on mourning notepaper of Camden Place, Chislehurst. The Empress thanks the Begum for his sentiments of condolence on the death of the Emperor. Also an English translation of the letter on Government of India notepaper and two letters in Urdu each bearing the official seal handstamp of the Begum of Bhopal, all bound in a folio folder. (4).