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Nov 30, 2022
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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BERNADOTTE JEAN BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) Marshal of France, Prince de Pontecorvo and King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway 1818-44. A rare and early L.S., `J. Bernadotte´, one page, folio, at the head Quarters of Giesen, in Saxony, Germany, 10th December 1798, to citizen Michelon, medical Chief of the Army of Mayence, in French. Bernadotte, in his capacity as General of Division, sends a personal enquiry to Michelon regarding an Austrian doctor, persecuted by the Austrian government, who Bernadotte wishes to appoint to a front line hospital, stating in part `Je réclame donc de vous, Citoyen, que vous me fassiez le plaisir de m´indiquer quell serait le genre d´emploi que vous croiriez propre au Citoyen Franzenberg, et si vous regardez comme possible qu´il puisse obtenir un hôpital de première ligne; celui d´Anvers par exemple…´ (“I therefore request of you, Citizen, that you do me the pleasure of indicating to me what kind of employment would be the one you would believe appropriate to Citizen Franzenberg, and if you consider it possible that he could obtain a front-line hospital; that of Antwerp for example…”) With address leaf bearing remnants of a former red wax seal. Overall age wear and toning, with repairs to the verso. G
