28. [BONAPARTE (Élisa)]. - Strong set of... - Lot 28 - Osenat

Lot 28
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28. [BONAPARTE (Élisa)]. - Strong set of... - Lot 28 - Osenat
28. [BONAPARTE (Élisa)]. - Strong set of about 125 letters and pieces, including one with an autograph apostille from Elisa Bonaparte, mostly addressed to the Secretary of State of the Imperial Family Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély. 1809-1811. It includes letters and documents from the following personalities: the Minister of Finance of the Principality of Lucques Giuseppe BELLUOMINI, the Minister of the Interior Emmanuel CRETET, the Minister of the Navy Denis DECRES, the Treasurer General of the Crown Martin-Roch-Xavier ESTEVE, the Minister of the General Police Joseph FOUCHE, the secretary of the commands of Elisa Bonaparte Aymard LAMBERT, the director general of the Post Office of the Empire Antoine-Marie Chamans de LAVALETTE, the Minister of Foreign Relations of the Kingdom of Italy Ferdinando MARESCALCHI, the Minister Secretary of State Hugues Bernard MARET, the Councillor of State Philippe- Antoine MERLIN DE DOUAI, the grand chamberlain Pierre de MONTESQUIOU-FEZENSAC, the secretary of of Elisa Bonaparte, Jean-Baptiste TROUSSARD, etc.; with letters from Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély in handwritten copies of the time. These documents concern all sorts of matters relating to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under the authority of Elisa Bonaparte: imperial decrees concerning the grand duchy, the CULTURE OF COTTON in Piombino, application of the CIVIL CODE in the principality of Lucca (with a beautiful and long dissertation by Merlin de Douai), organization of the CIVIL LIST IN TOSCANY, budget of the expenses of the DOMAINS OF THE EMPEROR AND HIS HOUSE IN TOSCANY, importation in Tuscany of MACHINES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DRAPS, DECORATION OBJECTS DESIGNS BY PERCIER AND FONTAINE, sending of a copy of the book on the passage of NAPOLEON I REGGIO published in 1805, shipment of various French BOOKS AND JOURNALS, exploitation of the FORESTS of Piombino, CUSTOMS MEASURES, military victory over the INSURGENT PEASANTS OF THE BOLONESE AND MODENAIS MODENAIS, REQUEST OF THE GRANDE-DUCHESSE TO BE NAMED "ELISA NAPOLEON", organization of the GUARD OF THE GRANDE-DUCHESSE, opening session of the SENATE OF THE GRAND-DUCHE, functions of GOVERNOR GENERAL, Tuscan notabilities proposed to be named CHAMBELLANS OF THE EMPEROR, monument of the PLACE NAPOLEON IN LUCQUES including a sculpture of the emperor, dispatches bringing political, military, family news, etc.
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