TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France ...

TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September

TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. An interesting and lengthy L.S., `Ch Mau Talleyrand´, three pages, folio, Paris, 20th May 1799, to the French finance Minister, in French. The document bears at the heading an attractive vignette of the `Liberté des Mers´, (`Freedom on the Seas´) French Republic monogramme the heading of the Navy and Colonies Ministry , and Talleyrand in his capacity as Minister of foreign affairs states in part `..above all at this moment when the enemies of the republic are widespread all over the Mediterranean..´ With blank address leaf. The document bears a large attractive watermark. Folded, with small overall minor age wear. VG £150-200 Dominique-Vincent Ramel de Nogaret (1760-1829) French Politician. Finance minister 1796-99. Ramel de Nogaret was forced into exile in Belgium in 1816 where he died without ever returning to France.