ALEXANDER III (1845-1894), EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA Imperial rescript conferring the Order of St Anne, 1st class, on Alexander Nikolaevich Potemkin, Governor of Grodno. Gatchina, 11 October 1885

With the Emperor’s autograph signature. Countersigned by Count I.I. Vorontsov-Dashkov, Chancellor of the Russian Imperial and Royal Orders. Double leaf, 34.5 x 42 cm. Printed imperial title in decorative Cyrillic type; the main text calligraphed in ink. Chancery No. 601. Trace of a wax seal, general soiling, fold marks. By this rescript, Actual State Councillor and Governor of Grodno A.N. Potemkin was appointed a Knight of the Imperial Order of St Anne, 1st class, ‘in recognition of his zealous service’ and of his work in administering the Grodno Governorate. He held the post of Governor of Grodno from 1883 to 1890.