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France, Empire. A Napoleonic Letter Signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Bignon, 1815. Hold began at 5:00 am onThis official document is dated 23 June 1815, five days after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, and signed by the minister of foreign affairs, Louis Pierre douard, Baron Bignon. He writes to the civil and military officers responsible for maintaining Public Order in France to allow Monsieur General Count Sebastiani, who is charged with going to the General Headquarters, to pass freely. Stamped by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the