NAPOLEON III (1808-1873), Emperor of the French 1852-70, and EMPRESS EUGÉNIE (1826-1920). Letter signed by the Emperor on paper embossed with the crowned N, Saint-Cloud, 17 November 1860, to his bankers, with Eugénie's specimen signature below. Translation: "Gentlemen, the Empress being obliged for her health to make a journey, she will shortly go to England and Scotland. In case the sums she has taken should not suffice, I have given her the cheque book you gave me, asking you to pay all those she draws. Although the Empress travels incognito, she will sign the cheques with her own name, in accordance with the signature below. Accept, Gentlemen, the assurance of my sentiments. Napoléon" – "Signature de l'Impératrice: Eugénie". Eugénie's journey followed the death of her sister that autumn. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.
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