THOMAS ROBERT BUGEAUD (1784-1849) Autograph letter signed to "Mon Cher Collègue" [Edmond Blanc, General Secretary]. Paris 13 January ? [circa 1836]

1 1/2 pages in4. 24 x 18,8 cm In French. Concerning a recommendation he had given, during the previous session, to Mr Tiers (sic), in favour of the widow of the Conventionnel Jean Guillaume Taillefer [Domme 1764 - Domme 1835] The Minister had promised a grant of 400 francs which she did not receive last year. He proposes to give her 800 for "the two financial years" "Please, My dear colleague, put this matter before the Minister". Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marquis de La Piconnerie, Duc d'Isly. French soldier, Marshal of France. Governor General of French Algeria, he played a decisive role in its colonisation.