2-750-849 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Letter from First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte to the Count of Provence, 6 September 1800, (1921). 'Lettre du Premier Consul au comte de Provence'. Napoleon writes to Louis, Count of Provence (future King Louis XVIII): 'Sir, I received your letter. I thank you for the kind things you write about me. You must not wish for your return to France. You would have to step upon 100,000 corpses. Sacrifice your interest to the peace and happiness of France...History will remember it to your credit. I am not indifferent to your family's misfortunes. I will be happy to contribute to the comfort and tranquility of your retirement. Bonaparte'. Facsimile document from "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot. [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]