LS in French, signed “Nap,” one page, 7.25 x 9, September 30, 1808. Letter to the Archchancellor Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, reporting on the first days of the Congress of Erfurt. In fine condition, with a few small light stains.
The meeting between Napoleon and Alexander I of Russia known as Congress of Erfurt lasted from September 27th to October 14th in the then-French city and was supposed to reaffirm the French-Russian alliance that had been forged in the Treaties of Tilsit in July 1807. Napoleon was eager to impress his imperial guest and spared no expenses as he attempted to awe Alexander with the glories of the French Empire. The meeting became a great conference involving an array of kings, princes, dukes, barons and notables from all over Europe. Out of the meetings came an agreement, the Erfurt Convention, which called upon Britain to cease its war against France, recognized the Russian conquest of Finland from Sweden, and stated that in case of war with Austria, Russia should aid France 'to the best of its ability.'
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