KLEBER (John the Baptist). Letter signed in his... Lot 43

KLEBER (John the Baptist). Letter signed in his capacity as General-in-Chief of the Armée d'Orient, addressed to the Commission de salubrité publique. Cairo, 29 Vendémiaire an VIII [21 October 1799]. 1/2 p. in-folio, heading printed " Kleber, général en chef " with woodcut vignette, mitre mark on the back. "I am sending you an excerpt of what the Navy's commander in Alexandria is asking me to do. You will judge whether the measure he proposes is of any use and report back to me. I greet you... »