19th Century Historical and Military Rarities
Thu, May 23, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 260
LARREY, Dominique-Jean (1766-1842). Autograph Document Sign...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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LARREY, Dominique-Jean (1766-1842). Autograph Document Signed. Paris, December 24, 1841. 1 4to page on a bifolium leaf on ?Ministere de la Guerre? stationery. On laid paper with a watermark. Signed ?le Bon Larrey? at the center left margin. With official stamps and red wax seal. Each page approximately 12 ? x 8?. Some wear, soiling, a few marginal tears. Good. This is a medical certificate for Mme. Josephine Boulanger and her arm injuries. Larrey states that she?s had some improvement to the use of her injured arm. Larrey was a pioneering military surgeon, having served with Napoleon in Egypt and Russia. He also successfully operated on Fanny Burney for breast cancer while she was in France.
