PERIGNON CATHERINE-DOMINIQUE DE: (1754-1818) 1st Marquis of Grenade. Marshal of France. An excellent...

PERIGNON CATHERINE-DOMINIQUE DE: (1754-1818) 1st Marquis of Grenade. Marshal of France. An excellent...

PERIGNON CATHERINE-DOMINIQUE DE: (1754-1818) 1st Marquis of Grenade. Marshal of France. An excellent A.L.S., `Perignon´, two pages, folio, Naples, 5th September 1808, to a Marquis, in French. Perignon, in his capacity as recently appointed Governor General of the Kingdom of Naples, reports on all the preparations for the King´s arrival to Naples, and states in part `I will eagerly wait for the letter that Minister Salicetti has to send to me after having met the King; it is only then that I will be able to focus on the arrival of H.M to His capital...´ Perignon further refers multiple times to His Majesty saying `You tell me that the Crown Ministers and grand-officers could travel to receive and meet H.M… they intended to make the encounter at the border.. They did not want to use the horses the King will need..´ Perignon concludes stating `All these inconveniences are the result of the late call, it was unavoidable. Considering the diligence shown by the King, we will have to hope that H.M. will judge us for our respect for him and our good intentions.´ A letter of interesting historic content. With blank integral leaf. Folded. VG £600-900 Joachim Murat (1767-1815) Marshal of France, brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte. King of Naples 1808-15. Murat was appointed King of Naples on 1st August 1808, only few weeks before the present letter was written.