Napoléon Ier (1769-1821) - Lot 27

Lot 27
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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821) - Lot 27
Napoléon Ier (1769-1821) 4 L.S. " Bonaparte ", Paris 2-23 floréal X [April 22-May 13, 1802], to Consul CAMBACÉRÈS; the letters are written by Bourrienne, except the last one by Méneval; on 1 page in-4 each, engraved vignettes with the name of Bonaparte I Consul of the Republic. [67, 68, 69 and 71] Creation de la legion d'honneur. 2 floreal. " If the law on finances, citizen Consul, cannot be presented tomorrow, I wish it to be presented on the 6th or the 7th ". He waits for Tronchet and Cambaceres the following day at Malmaison. 7 floreal. He sends him "a project for the legion of honor" and asks him to convene a council formed by Dumas, Dessolle, Régnier, Portalis and Roederer "and to charge them with the final drafting of the project. The Rapporteur will be able to come during the day to Malmaison where I will explain to him the details of this project". This small council will discuss "if it must be the object of a Law or of a Regulation". 9 floreal. About the "project of Law on the recruitment of the army", and the "table of distribution of the conscripts of year 8". Autograph note of Cambaceres in head: "answered on the spot and transmitted the answer of the cen Lacuée". [Malmaison] 23 floreal [the day after the vote of the Consulate for life]. "I have sent you the legion of honor. I send you the law on the colonies which seems to me very good. I will be tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Paris, and I will receive the Tribunat and the Corps législatif at one o'clock ". An autograph bill of BOURRIENNE, 23 floréal [70] is joined: " The First Consul sends back the attached project to the Consul Cambaceres: he finds it very well " (1/4 page in-4).
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