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ALEXANDER I

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ALEXANDER I
(1777 - 1825) Russian Czar whose greatest achievement was the destruction of the armies under Napoleon leading to the abdication of the Emperor and Russian participation in the Congress of Vienna. Manuscript D.S. "Alexander" 1p. tall 4to., St. Petersburg, Sept. 22, 1803, an award of merit in Cyrillic for Prince Volnosky, a major general and Inspector of the Infantry of the Ukrainian Inspectorate, lauding his: "...zealous service and earnest labor rendered during your time on the Island of Corfu, where you served in the archipelago and environs...in executing my favors, your protected troops and people from danger...". The Tsar concludes by awarding Volnosky with a place in the "Saint-Ravno apostolic Count Vladimir of the Third Order...". With a handsome paper seal at bottom left, boldly signed and very good.