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MONCEY Bon-Adrien Janot de (1754-1842) maréchal de France, duc de Coneglia

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MONCEY Bon-Adrien Janot de (1754-1842) maréchal de France, duc de Conegliano.

L.S. "Moncey", Paris March 10, 1841, to Baron Emmanuel de LAS CASES
son| 1 page in-4, heading Gouvernement des Invalides.

Return of Napoleon's ashes.

"You did me the honor of sending me a copy of the book that
you have just published on the mission of St. Helena. You had lived on the island
with the Emperor! To retrace the circumstances in which his soul had been poured out
familiarly with you and Mr. your father was to show Napoleon also
as great in his misfortune as he had been in the almighty power, and you
have [...] worthily testified to the high piety of your memories"...