NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. Extremely rare L.S., `Bonaparte´ ...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. Extremely rare L.S., `Bonaparte´, twice, with two lines annotation in his hand, one page, folio, n.p. [Cairo, Egypt], 20th November 1798, in French and Arabic. Napoleon, in his capacity as chief General, signs twice and adds a two lines autograph annotation text to be forwarded to Commissair Poussielgue, stating `The Commander of the place will let go the said man and release him´. Signed to a letter received, both in French and Arabic, from Sheikh Muhammad el-Mahdi, who advocates in favour of Sheikh Ahmed ben Uleich who has been imprisoned by mistake as a result of a dispute between Abdullah Bacha and Muhammad Quinou, stating in part `..several trustworthy witnesses have testified that Sheikh Ahmed ben Uleich, arrested, is not associated, nor representing or legally related to any of them..´ The text in Arabic bears at the bottom of the document the Sheikh´s seal. Folded. Small overall, minor age wear, with creases and slightly trimmed edges. G £6000-9000

Sheikh Mohammed El-Mahdi (1737-1814) Secretary General of the Great Diwan in Cairo. Jean-Baptiste Etienne Poussielgue (1764-1851) General Intendant and Administrator of the finance during the Egypt campaign.