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Napoleon I - Document Signed As Emperor

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Napoleon I - Document Signed As Emperor
<Our item number 112107><B>Napoleon I.</B> Document Signed &#34;<I>Np</I>&#34; as Emperor, one page, 13&#34; x 8½&#34; &#40;Paris&#41;, 16 March 1808. Fine; light age wear and toning; a couple of penciled notes. Napoleon endorses a request from his Minister of War, Général Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke &#40;Signed &#34;Clarke&#34;&#41; for a quarter increase in salary for gendarme officers who have had to leave their homes and incur expenses involved in guarding deserters. Clarke replaced Alexandre Berthier as Minister of War in 1807 and was made the Duke of Feltre by Napoleon. Clarke was responsible for drafting troops, managing the armies of occupation, and other matters of military organizational and administrative military matters. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,000-1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 112107<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/112107.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>