AUGEREAU CHARLES PIERRE FRANÇOIS: (1757-1816) Marshal of France, Duc de Castiglione. L.S., Augereau, a large and ...

AUGEREAU CHARLES PIERRE FRANÇOIS: (1757-1816) Marshal of France, Duc de Castiglione. L.S., Augereau, a large and bold signature, two pages, 4to, Paris, 4th February 1805, to General Donzelot, in French. Augereau, in his capacity as Marshal of the Empire and Chief Commandant of the Brest camp states ''General, the Emperor ordered me to go to the camp at Brest. I will leave Paris at the end of the month to arrive on 1st or 2nd Ventose (20th or 21st February) at the latest. Arrangements must consequently be made to have escorts along the route while taking all possible steps to keep my return secret as long as possible. Once you have received this letter, get in touch with the prefect Caffarelli. Insist that I should be given a place where to live. If it is granted, check on site that the place is ready when I arrive. Tell him that the Minister of War will write to him about this and the Minister of the Navy, with whom I talked at the Emperor's residence yesterday, is apparently not against this. Negotiate this matter cleverly and see that I am provided with appropriate accommodation. If you succeed in doing so, as I am sure you will, watch over it until I return´ Small overall very minor age wear, with two very small holes to the flourish, due to heavy ink, otherwise G