Jacques-Félix-Emmanuel HAMELIN (Honfleur, Calvados, 1768–183 - Lot 390

Jacques-Félix-Emmanuel HAMELIN (Honfleur, Calvados, 1768–1839) Rear Admiral (1811), Baron of the Empire, Irish Expedition, Prisoner of the British in the Indian Ocean, 1806–1810 - Autograph letter signed “Emmanuel HAMELIN, Captain of the Navy, one of the Commanders of the Legion of Honor,” Paris, June 29, 1811. 2 folio pages—to Mr. Tabarier. He reports that he attended an audience with His Excellency His Grace the Duke of FELTRE, upon leaving his residence, and had asked him to extend the leave of Jean Antoine LE CEINE, his brother-in-law, a sergeant returning from prison and dismissed from service, for whom he is seeking a second lieutenant’s commission in the line.

Estimate:£83.49

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