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LACEPEDE BERNARD GERMAIN DE: (1756-1825) French Naturalist. L.S., Cte de Lacepede, two pages ...
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LACEPEDE BERNARD GERMAIN DE: (1756-1825) French Naturalist. L.S., Cte de Lacepede, two pages, folio, Paris, 19th November 1813, to Baron Riouffe, in French, on stationery bearing the printed heading Legion d'Honneur. Lacepede replies to a request for funding, stating 'I hasten to reply, Mr. Prefect and dear colleague to the request made by Mr. Boyer, Cavalier of the Legion of Honour, retired Captain of the 2nd Regt. of Hussars, so that Mr. Boyer, his son, who has been admitted in the 2nd Regt. of the Guard of Honour, be equipped and shod at the expense of the Legion' and finally notifying Riouffe 'I have the honour of informing you that I have just prayed that His Excellence the Grand Chancellor of the Legion kindly put at your disposition, as soon as possible, the sum of 1798 francs, to be used to clothe, equip and shoe Mr. Boyer the younger'. Some very slight age wear, VG £100-150
Honore Jean Riouffe (1764-1813) Prefect of Meurthe, Nancy. The Legion of Honour is the highest French order for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte.
