RÉGNIER (Nicolas-Sylvestre). Autograph letter... Lot 50

RÉGNIER (Nicolas-Sylvestre). Autograph letter signed TO MARECHAL ÉTIENNE MACDONALD (s.l., January 27, 1811, 2 pp. infolio), with autograph apostille signed in his initial by the addressee (February 1811, one line 1/2). "MONSEIGNEUR..., VOTRE EXCELLENCE SANS DOUTE SAIT A PRÉSENT QUE DEPUIS CINQ SEMAINES J'AI LE BONHEUR D'ÊTRE SON GENDRE. There is therefore nothing more missing from my satisfaction than the pleasure of embracing a father whom Nency depicts to me as the most perfect and sensitive man. I can say that I want this moment as much as she does. Accustomed to cherishing and respecting my father, Nency easily inspired the same feelings in me for his. So, Monsieur le maréchal, I dare to flatter myself that soon, convinced of my respect for you and my tender attachment to your daughter, you will not hesitate to give me the same place in your heart as your children. Nency has informed you of the endowment of ten thousand livres de rente that S[a] M[ajesté] has kindly granted us. I don't yet know where the assets that make up this endowment are located. I have no doubt that Your Excellency will be delighted to learn of this benefit, since he must regard it as a reward for his services...". In December 1810, Nicolas-Sylvestre Régnier had married Anne-Charlotte Macdonald, known as Nancy, daughter of the Marshal, in the latter's absence, when he was exercising a command in Spain. In his own handwriting, the Marshal inscribed: "Received Feb. 20, 1811 in Lerida. Answered on the 21st...". SON OF NAPOLEON I'S GRAND JUDGE, NICOLAS-SYLVESTRE REGNIER (1783-1851) made a career in his father's shadow, first as auditor at the Conseil d'État (year XI) and sub-prefect of Château-Salins (1808), then as secretary general of the Conseil du Sceau des Titres (1810) and prefect of Oise (1812). He was made Count of Gronau (1811) and became DUC DE MASSA on the death of his father (1814). Maintained in his position by the Restoration, he resigned during the Hundred Days (1815) and was made a peer of France (1816). ATTACHED, 2 autograph letters signed, one from Marshal Étienne MACDONALD, the other from Minister of Justice Claude-Ambroise REGNIER.