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JOSEPHINE BONAPARTE ( 1763 - 1814). First Wife of Napoleon I : Autograph Signed Letter

Autograph, Letter signed " Jospehine" and addressed to " MON COUSIN LE CARDINAL ERSKINE". 1 page in French , signed and dated in Paris, January 10, 1808. Translated: TO MY COUSIN CARDINAL ERSKINE Dear cousin, nothing could make me happier than once again receiving proof of your feelings for me at the occasion of the New Year. I do not doubt your sincerity for a minute and I can assure you of my ever-present desire to find occasion to prove my goodwill to you. I pray that God shall help you, my cousin, in granting you health and well being. Written in Paris, January 10th, 1808. Josephine". The letter includes the original letter seal with " Imperatrice" embossed on it as well as the original mat with lot number and description from when the previous buyer purchased it: ( 483. JOSEPHINE, Document Signed, 1 p. folio, Paris, Jan.10, 1808, with seal. * To her cousin in reply to his felicitations on the New Year.). The letter is actually loose measuring 15 x 9 inches. At one point it was matted but the mat has become very brittle and loose and is chipped in different places broken off in parts. Two small bits of the upper edges are torn off, maybe 1/2 half an inch. Letter is complete, intact, very attractive with a signature of Josephine at the end of the seven-line paragraph. Her signature is connected by a long wiggled line extending over the entire blank area of the letter to a second signature that reads J.M.Debeauharnais. Scans available of letter, seal and signatures.. Book Condition: Very Good

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