ALEXANDER I (1777–1825) and BARCLAY DE TOLLY, MIKHAIL BOGDANOVICH (1761–1818), TWO AUTOGRAPHS Imperial directive signed addressed to General of Infantry A.M. Rimsky-Korsakov, the Lithuanian military governor. Vilnius, 21 April 1812.

Lotto 36

6 0008 000

1 p., 33x21 cm. Official manuscript. Autograph signatures of Emperor Alexander I and General Barclay de Tolly at the end of the text. Alexander Mikhailovich Rimsky-Korsakov (1753-1840) was a Russian military commander, one of the commanders during Suvorov’s Swiss campaign, infamous for his defeat by French General Masséna at the Battle of Zurich. In 1806-1809 and 1812-1830, he was Governor-General of Lithuania.

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