NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A good L.S., `Np´, one page, 4to, St. Cloud, 20th June 1811, in French. Napoleon signs to the left border of the document, approving a report signed and sent to him by Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818) Duc de Feltre and Minister of War under Napoleon. Later Marshal of France in 1816, one of six created under King Louis XVIII from 1815-24. L.S., `Duc de Feltre´, 19^th June 1811, on the Minister of war printed stationery, bearing the large printed heading “Rapport A Sa Majesté l´Empereur et Roi” (“Report to His Majesty the Emperor and King”). The Duke of Feltre reports on the request received from the administrative Council of the workers Battalion of his Guard, including a memoire referring to Lieutenant Lostin and to his right in receiving the balance of his pension. The Duc of Feltre concludes `Je n´ai reconnu a Mr. Lostin que 7 ans et 10 mois de service militaire effectif et 5 Campagnes. Je me suis assuré aussi que les infirmités qui l´empechaient de continuer le service ne provenaient point des évenements de la guerre… en conséquence, j´ai l´honneur de proposer a Sa Majesté de décider que cet officier será réformé purement et simplement´ (Translation: “I have only accepted for Mr. Lostin 7 years and 10 months of effective military service and 5 military Campaigns. I also made sure that the infirmities which prevented him from continuing the service did not come from the events of the war... consequently, I have the honour to propose to His Majesty to decide that this officer will be discharged purely and simply”) Paper with very attractive circular watermark, showing to the inside a profile bust of Napoleon and the text “Napoleon Empereur des Français Roi d´Italie”. Trimmed upper edge. The letter has been very lightly affixed to a small rectangular 8 x 1.5 cardboard piece, to the upper edge only. G