1815 NAPOLEON MILITARY DOCUMENT, dated APR13'1815 from Paul de Chaban (Napoleon's newly appointed Minister of War), courier delivered to the mayor of TOULON with instructions to seize the arms and horses at the town armories and arrest the soldiers, this was after Napoleon's escape from Elba while he was rebuilding the French army and reinstate his Emperor status, this was short lived as he lost the battle of Waterloo two months later on JUN18'1815, a rare historical document and VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1863-1865 USA CIVIL WAR DISCHARGE PAPERS, two sets of papers for private Robert J. Young of the Ohio Infantry Volunteers, the first discharge is dated AUG1'1863 when the private's draft term had expired, he re-enlisted and the second set of papers was at the end of the Civil War dated JUN27'1865, scarce items and F-VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1899 USA SOLDIERS LETTER from CUBA, Cuba provisional #222 pays the 2¢ soldiers rate on cover from HAVANA on MAR27'1899 and addressed to ADRIAN-MICH with receiver b/s APR 1, docketing indicates the letter was from Earl Michener (US House of Representatives), VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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