ERMOLOV ALEXEI PETROVICH (1777-1861) Decree signed by A.P. Ermolov ‘To Russian military commanders, and against all those to whom this may be presented from among the officials of the Turkish government, the Armenian Archbishop Mikirtich and those accompanying him shall be granted free passage and, if necessary, the necessary assistance.’ Tiflis, 1817.

Lot 62

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1 leaf, 22 x 34 cm. Wax seal impression and autograph of A.P. Ermolov. Traces of folds. Alexei Petrovich Ermolov (1777-1861) was a Russian military leader, statesman and diplomat who participated in many major wars fought by the Russian Empire from the 1790s to the 1820s. Chief Administrator of Civil Affairs and Border Affairs in Georgia, Astrakhan and Caucasus Provinces; Commander of the Separate Georgian Corps (1816-1827).

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