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[Napoleonica] Napoleon Bonaparte Manuscript Endorsement, signed 6 December, 1801. One sheet, 10 3/8 x 9 in. (sight), with vertical and horizontal creases, signed "Bonaparte." Double-window mat includes a nineteenth century engraving of Napoleon. Unexamined out of frame. Manuscript secretarial endorsement, signed by Napoleon, at bottom portion of manuscript letter addressed to Napoleon from Artillery Captain Kobilanski asking if he (Kobilanski) can be reinstated in the army five years after he last served. Napoleon's written message is "Sent back to the Ministry of War to have it (the letter) examined and prove that he (Kobilanski) has the necessary knowledge to deserve the place he is asking for."