French soldier (1781-1844) who in 1802 he was arrested on the grounds of being concerned in a plot of the Republicans against the Consulate; though he was released, Napoleon continued to regard him as an opponent of the established regime. ALS in French, signed “M. Marbot,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, December 9, 1828. Untranslated handwritten letter to Monsieur Anselin, a bookseller in Paris, addressed on the integral leaf in Marbot's hand. In fine condition, with some seal-related paper loss to the address leaf.
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