{"title":"European","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"1807-henri-jacques-guillaume-clarke-autograph-letter-signed-governor-general-of-berlin-future-napoleon-minister-of-war","title":"1807 Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke Autograph Letter Signed – Governor-General of Berlin – Future Napoleon Minister of War","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2591\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original autograph letter signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2433\" data-end=\"2479\"\u003eHenri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765–1818)\u003c\/strong\u003e, later \u003cstrong data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2504\"\u003eDuc de Feltre\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most trusted military administrators and Minister of War.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2962\"\u003eWritten in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2629\"\u003eBerlin on 16 May 1807\u003c\/strong\u003e, this letter was composed while Clarke served as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003eGovernor-General of occupied Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, only three months before Napoleon appointed him Minister of War of the French Empire. The letter therefore belongs to an especially desirable transitional period in Clarke's distinguished military career. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2964\" data-end=\"3491\"\u003eAddressed to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"2992\"\u003eM. de Bonin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Director of the Cadet Corps at Stolpe, Clarke discusses the operating expenses of the military educational establishment. He explains that he has referred the matter to the chief financial administrator for payment and notes that housing cadets with their parents provides an important economy under current conditions. The correspondence offers a firsthand glimpse into the administrative challenges of governing occupied Prussia following Napoleon's victories in the War of the Fourth Coalition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3493\" data-end=\"3550\"\u003eSigned boldly \u003cstrong data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3519\"\u003e\"Clarke\"\u003c\/strong\u003e as Governor-General of Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dr5t50\" data-start=\"3552\" data-end=\"3563\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3565\" data-end=\"3918\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2xp1mv\" data-start=\"3565\" data-end=\"3621\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"3578\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765–1818)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3jgnwa\" data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3645\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3633\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 May 1807\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ex0evr\" data-start=\"3646\" data-end=\"3665\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3648\" data-end=\"3658\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ck3ctw\" data-start=\"3666\" data-end=\"3688\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3668\" data-end=\"3681\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g9117o\" data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3735\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3691\" data-end=\"3702\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e One-page autograph letter signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fqbwno\" data-start=\"3736\" data-end=\"3801\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3738\" data-end=\"3752\"\u003eRecipient:\u003c\/strong\u003e M. de Bonin, Director of the Cadet Corps, Stolpe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f9kfpu\" data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3877\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3804\" data-end=\"3816\"\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Administration and financing of a military cadet institution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1aonclq\" data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3918\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3902\"\u003eHistorical Period:\u003c\/strong\u003e Napoleonic Wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3933\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3935\" data-end=\"4176\"\u003eVery good condition with original folds, light age toning, and minor handling wear. 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