MARÉCHAL BEURNONVILLE. - Lot 426

MARÉCHAL BEURNONVILLE. VAL D'OISE. 2 autograph letters signed. BEURNONVILLE (Pierre de RIEL, Marquis de) Champignolle/Aube 1752-1821 - General 1792, Minister of War 1793, Count of the Empire 1808, Marshal of France 1816: L.A.S. "Le Gal BEURNONVILLE" - BALINCOUR (Château de BALINCOURT, VAL D'OISE.) on Nov. 4, 1812 - 3pp in-4° - relating to a wood cut on his land - "Reserve for me all the old bark and 30 gullies per acre and oblige the buyers to clear the cuts by April 15. You promised me that the acquisition of the chapel would be final within the last month, all the formalities have been completed..." + L.A.S. "General, Count de BEURNONVILLE, Senator" of Paris March 30, 1809 - 4pp in-4° - "My dear Minister... I begin by complimenting you on your accession to the Ministry of War of H.M. the KING OF NAPLES; according to me, you would be better at the head of an army... Mr. Colonel de ZIMMERMAN, who commands in the Province of OTRANDE, is the son of the respectable General de ZIMMERMAN, former Major General of the Swiss Guards... (He asks to intervene to obtain for him the rank of Brigadier General)... Mr. de SALICETTI told me that he had a perfect conduct. The war, which seems probable with AUSTRIA, will no doubt put His Majesty in the position of making promotions..."