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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)

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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
L.S. " Bonaparte ", Antwerp 1st thermidor XI (July 20, 1803), to Consul CAMBACÉRÈS| the letter is written by Méneval| 1 page in-4, engraved vignette with the name of Bonaparte Ist Consul of the Republic. [113]
He is "very happy with the people of Antwerp. One can see here traces of old establishments, but all covered with ruins. Since the seat of the Prefecture has been transferred from Douay to Lille, it seems appropriate that the sub-prefect of Lille be in Douay"...He also mentions "the accused of
Saint-Domingue" and a help for the son of Mrs. Lapoype [the general
LA POYPE had been made prisoner by the English in Saint-Domingue].
He will be the next day in Brussels.