SPAIN. GENERAL REY (Jean Pierre Antoine) Tarn 1767 - 1842 - - Lot 437

SPAIN. GENERAL REY (Jean Pierre Antoine) Tarn 1767 - 1842 - General. Letter A.S. April 30, 1809 - to Monsieur REY Commissaire ordonnateur en chef à l'armée à BARCELONE (Espagne) - Superb text on the evacuation of Spanish prisoners from Barcelona and news to the Comtesse de MOUY - "...the departure of the prisoners of war and the evacuation carried out with the help of the fleet should relieve the square of Barcelona of a considerable daily consumption; you are at peace and so are we, regarding the supply of Barcelona; the prisoners left on the 24th with the Duchess Lechy, they left 48 sick soldiers and 8 officers, the rest left in good condition, we are expecting news today...". (excerpt) - 3pp in-8°.