Duc de LA FORCE (Louis Joseph NOMPAR DE CAUMONT) 1768 - 1838 - Lot 333

Duc de LA FORCE (Louis Joseph NOMPAR DE CAUMONT) 1768 - 1838 - General and Peer of France - On his mother's side, he was the grandson of Maréchal de Tourville. Emigrated during the Revolution, he fought in the Armée des Princes, returned to France in 1809, took part in the Russian Campaign, became a member of the Corps Législatif in 1811, and became Peer of France during the Restoration. Letter A.S. "Le Duc de LA FORCE, Pair de France". PARIS this August 12, 1814, addressed to M. CAILLE avocat à la Cour Royale de Paris - 1 page in-8° : " J'ai reçu monsieur l'exemplaire de l'Ode faite pour célébrer l'heureuse événement qui nous a rendu nos légitimes Souverains. The beautiful versification of several stanzas places you in the class of our most distinguished and zealous poets. Your love for our excellent Monarch is evident in your beautiful verses...".