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HISTORY - DAVOUT Louis Nicolas (1770 - 1923) - Document signed

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George II (1683-1760) Document Signed: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: George II (1683-1760) Document Signed, large document signed, to the Hon. Henry Pelham, also signed by George Dodington, Sir Clayton, and

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BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875-1950). Typed document: BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875-1950). Typed document signed (“Edgar Rice Burroughs”) for the publication of “The Warlords of Mars”. July 23, 1919. 2 pp. typed, rectos only, 4to (3

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AMERICA - Manuscript Document from Taunton, MA 1712: COLONIAL AMERICA. [Unusual manuscript document signed by the Justice of the Peace of Taunton, Massachusetts, ordering that Susana Harvey, a distracted woman, be returned to Norton, Massachusetts]. Tau

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George II (1683-1760) Manuscript Doc. Signed, 1732: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: George II (1683-1760) Manuscript Document Signed, 1732, document signed, May 30, 1732. Measurements: Height: 17 in. x

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Scarce St. Louis History – 1st ed.: Exceedingly rare original first edition set. Cover detached and scuffed where repair tape was applied. Would benefit from rebinding, but the text blocks are straight and in excellent condition with al

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Military school in Paris. Appointed brigadier general in 1783. He served with Bonaparte in Egypt. In 1800, he took command of the Army of Italy, and in 1804 was made Marshal of the Empire. In 1805, he took part in Austerlitz, and was made Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. In 1806, he defeated the Prussian army at Auerstadt, and in 1808 received the title of Duke of Auerstadt. After Wagram, he became commander-in-chief of the German army. He took part in the Russian campaign and was then sent to Germany to quell the population uprising. When Napoleon returned from Elba, he was appointed Minister of War. He was commissioned by the government to ask Napoleon to leave Paris. In 1815, he signed the armistice with the allies and left Paris. Document signed, dated Paris on May 4, 1819. Napoleon appoints Colonel Jacques Leroy as superior commander of the Place de Langre. It is consequently ordered to the general officers. Signed: "Le Ministre de la Guerre ..L.N.DavoutÓ.