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Memorablilia Autograph Letter from Elie, Duc Decazes,

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Memorablilia Autograph Letter from Elie, Duc Decazes,

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Dated at Paris, 24th September 1814. A handwritten letter from Elie, Duc Decazes, to an unnamed 'Monsieur le Prefet' concerning the appointment of a Monsieur Baquette to a place at either the halle or the slaughterhouse; the letter bears the superscript notation in a different hand abattoir (slaughterhouse) and 'répondu le 26 9 1814' (replied 26th September 1814); supplied with printout concerning Elie, Duc Decazes. 23 grams including provenance documentation, 18.5 x 24cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"). From an Essex collection. [No Reserve]