AUGUSTE MERCIER (1833-1921), Minister of War who ordered Dreyfus's arrest in 1894 and passed the secret dossier to the judges. Letter signed, Ministère de la Guerre, 5th Direction, Paris, 29 October 1885, to M. Audouin, avoué, 2 rue de Choiseul. Translation: he informs him that M. Barbarin (Antoine), ex-soldier of the 12th Section of military clerks and workers, declared on his discharge with the class of 1879 that he would retire to Veyre-Monton (Puy-de-Dôme). Signed "For the Minister and by his order: the General, Director, A. Mercier". This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.
This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.