"ARMÉE DU DANUBE" Letter signed by Brigadier General DAULTAN - Lot 383

"ARMÉE DU DANUBE" Letter signed by Brigadier General DAULTANNE (Printed Header), to General-in-Chief MASSÉNA (Maréchal d'Empire) - at H.Q. in NEUF BRISACH (68) on 16 Prairial An 7 (June 4, 1799) - Reply Apostille Signed MASSÉNA with his initials - "In accordance with the orders I had received from General CHÉRIN, I was about to go to you. I was already in the car when the Officer of the 7th Demi-Brigade de Ligne arrived and handed me your letter. I must immediately take care of the State of Subjects to be proposed for promotion to new ranks. Please be assured, Citizen General, that I will do my utmost to be impartial and fair. It would have been far more agreeable for me to be close to you, or in whatever position you may have assigned me, in front of the enemy during his days of business, than to be at a great distance, fulfilling a mission as delicate as it is unfortunate. As far as it is in my power, I will accelerate the execution of your orders in order to get to you more quickly."