Spring Auction 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2018
A fantastic 3 page LS by Napoleon to his son-in-law Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg ,3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824). Eugene was the first child and only son of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie, first wife of Napoleon I. Historians consider him one of the ablest of Napoleon's relatives.
This interesting letter talks about the military and tells Eugene not to take the military procurement figures at face value. it looks like the emperor knew all too well the practice of padding the numbers to fleece the government. In the letter Napoleon goes over many numbers related to the military.
Napoleon l warns Eugene his step son not to take military figures at face value
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