Napoleonic Marshal and Duke of Ragusa (1774-1852) who served as tutor to Napoleon II. LS in French, signed “Duc de Raguse,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 11, August 31, 1808. Letter to a colonel, in part (translated): "As you have been charged with receiving in Milan the treatment attributed to the title of Commander of the Iron Crown, I count on your complacency to understand me in the arrangements you make in this respect. I give you my power of attorney and authorize you to do in my name all the steps that will be necessary at Monte-Napoleon." In very good condition, with light staining, and some bleach-like discoloration along the left side of the signed side.
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