NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Rare letter signed "Bonaparte" from Cairo Head Quarters

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Rare letter signed "Bonaparte" from Cairo Head Quarters
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. An excellent and rare L.S., ` Bonaparte´, a bold ink signature, three pages, folio, Head Quarters at Cairo, Egypt, 1st September 1798, in French. The letter bears a printed vignette to the heading, with the printed text ''Army - Liberty - Equality - 'Bonaparte General in chief''. The document contains eight articles that Napoleon orders to put in practice innovative measures at that time, and as always scrupulously organized down to the last detail, stating in part ` First Article: Il sera perçu dans le port d´Alexandrie en sus des droits qui se perçoivent actuellement un droit de 1% sur toutes les marchandises qui sont susceptibles de perte... Article 3 - L´administration sanitaire tiendra près du premier écrivain de la douane un agent chargé de tenir registre des sommes que le présent arrêté donnera lieu de percevoir... Article 6 - L´administration sanitaire élira un conservateur trésorier qui se conformera entièrement aux dispositions du chapitre du règlement du bureau de santé de Marseille, il recevra chaque mois du payeur divisionnaire à Alexandrie les sommes qui auront été mises à la disposition de l´administration sanitaire par le Général en chef...´ (Translation: " First Article: In addition to the duties currently levied, a duty of 1% will be collected in the port of Alexandria on all goods that are liable to loss... Article 3 - The health administration will keep an agent alongside the first customs writer and will be responsible for keeping a register of the sums that this decree will give rise to collection... Article 6 - The health administration will elect a treasurer who will comply entirely with the provisions of the chapter of the regulations of the health office of Marseille, he will receive each month from the divisional paymaster in Alexandria the sums that have been made available to the health administration by the General-in-Chief...") Accompanied by a letter sent by citizen Poussielgue, Controller of Expenditures of the Army of the West, and General administrator of finances of Egypt, addressed to General in Chief Bonaparte, two pages, folio, Cairo, 31st August 1798. Poussielgue reports on the project-decree that Napoleon intends to approve and which will do so the day after. Overall minor age wear, mostly to edges, with the upper right corner slightly clipped, no affecting the text or signature. G to VG