Count Maximilien Sébastien FOY, General of the Empire, then - Lot 498

Count Maximilien Sébastien FOY, General of the Empire, then Deputy of Aisne. (Ham 1775 - 1825) - End of letter signed "Comte M. S. FOY" undated, circa 1820, to Mr. LEPROUX, mayor of Guise (Aisne): "I would have had the honor of sending you a few copies of my speech on the Legion of Honor, if I had thought it would have been agreeable to you, and I would do so today if the printing had not run out. All good Frenchmen must unite to preserve the King and the Charter which, in the present state of the Nation, seem to me inseparable..." 1 page in-4°, trace of wetness in margin + Attached: Death announcement for Vincent Louis Alphonse FOY, former Deputy for AISNE, former Chief Administrator of telegraph lines. Printed 1 page in-4°.