NAPOLEON I. L.S. "Napol", Saint-Cloud, August 31, 1806, to P - Lot 380

NAPOLEON I. L.S. "Napol", Saint-Cloud, August 31, 1806, to Prince Eugene; the letter is written by Mèneval; 1 page in-4. On the management of the finances of Italy. "The games of Italy return 160 000 f. I wish to know the destination that you give to this sum. Here is the one I wish you to give it from now on: 200,000 f. for expenses of secret police, 400,000 f. for a cassette which will serve you to make alms and to distribute help especially to women or widows of French soldiers, to poor priests, &c. Of this sum, you will leave 5,000 francs to the Princess" [Augusta] for her charitable exercises. "Out of the remaining million, you will use 600,000 francs for embellishments in the city of Milan, and 40,000 f. for embellishments in the city of Venice. These projects will be submitted to my approval...