BERTRAND (Henri, Count) General in 1800. Loyal to NAPOLEON I - Lot 361

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BERTRAND (Henri, Count) General in 1800. Loyal to NAPOLEON I - Lot 361
BERTRAND (Henri, Count) General in 1800. Loyal to NAPOLEON I, he followed him to Elba and St Helena, Deputy of INDRE in 1831. (Châteauroux 1773-1844). Bertrand returned from St Helena to Paris in October 1821. Elected Deputy of Indre in 1831. In 1840, he participated in the return of the ashes of the Emperor. Autograph letter signed to Mr POGGI in Ajaccio (Corsica), written from Paris on July 8, 1831. 1p in-4° - " My Dear Sir. Your letter of April 24 reached me. You were convalescing and I hope that the return of the good weather will have accelerated your recovery. I went to see General SÉBASTIANI and spoke to him about your nephew's desire to follow a diplomatic career. The General was always well disposed towards you and answered me with benevolence, but the Ministers receive so many requests, that from an obliging answer there is a long way to introduce a young man into a career, such as the career of Foreign Affairs. You suppose that my recommendation may be very influential; but in this you may be in great error... My wife (Fanny DILLON who died in 1836) is sensitive to your good memory. We see your nephew often enough..."
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