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MURAT (JOACHIM) "I LEARN THAT THE BRIGANDS ARE BEGINNING TO APPEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR PROVINCE...". Letter signed "Joachim Napoleon" as King of Naples, addressed to the Intendant of Calabria, Pierre-Joseph Briot. Naples, 29 August 1809. One p. in-4; traces of mitre in margin reaching 2 words. Reputed to be the most difficult part of the Kingdom of Naples to control, due to its proximity to Sicily and its endemic banditry, Calabria was divided administratively into Calabria citérie, around Cosenza, and Calabria ultérieure, around Monteleone. "I learn that the brigands are beginning to appear for the first time in your province, and that the brave legionaries of Calabria Citra who have respected it so well up to now are abandoning the flag that I entrusted to them, and that most of them are returning to their homes. I find it hard to persuade myself: THOSE WHO DID NOT FEAR THE ENGLISH, 2 months ago [the English attempted an invasion of the kingdom of Naples in June 1809], WOULD NOT FLEE AT THE ASPECT OF SOME MISERABLE PEOPLE who would flee at their approach; whatever the case, nothing can alter the confidence I have in you and in the brave legionnaires of your province. Form your mobile columns once again, let them set off once more, and may I soon learn that tranquillity has been completely restored. I will give orders to the General Amato [Luigi Amato] accordingly. A GENERAL BATTLE WILL BE COMMITTED AGAINST THE BRIGANDS OF BASILICATE [a Neapolitan province situated between Apulia and Calabria]; THOSE OF THE OTHER PROVINCES WILL BE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES...". On Pierre-Joseph Briot, see no. 147 above.
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
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