Letter Signed ‘Ch Maur Talleyrand’, as Le Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, to Citizen Dauphole, having reviewed the case of Jean Lapeyrere, enseigne de vaisseau, explaining that he can not proceed to the rank of Lieutenant because the Directory has suspended all new promotions; but Talleyrand will not forget him, and hopes to be of service in more favourable circumstances.In French. 1 page 12 x 8 inches, a few small holes along folds, in good condition, superb woodcut pictorial heading illustrating ‘Liberte Des Mers’.Paris, le 19 Germinal an 7e [8 April 1799]
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince of Benevento (1754-1838), statesman, returned to France from America in September 1796. He became Foreign Minister in 1797.