Oct 11, 2007 - Sale 2123

Sale 2123 - Lot 94

Price Realized: $ 2,880
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
NAPOLEON. Endorsement Signed, "Bonaparte," on a letter to him from "Le General de Division Dumas." The letter, signed "Alex Dumas," sends a request from veterinarians ("je vouis envoie une reclamation des artistes veterinaires") and recommends that it be approved. 1 page, single tall 4to sheet; evenly toned, small tears and wrinkles at top edge. Cairo, 27 Fructidor, 6e anne, Repbq. [13 September 1798]
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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762-1806) was born in Santo Domingo, the son of a French Marquis and a slave. He became a soldier at 18 and rose through the ranks to become one of Napoleon's favorite generals. Eventually Dumas became critical of Napoleon and was cashiered.
He had one son who became the novelist known as Dumas pere.