[ Autographs ] JEAN BAPTISTE JOURDAN (1762 - 1833) French marshal whocommanded the Army of the North and the Army of Italy, defeated by Wellesley at Talavera, and shared in the huge defeat at Vittoria. Manuscript L.S. on his imprinted letterhead, Paris, 1804, in French concerning the petition of Citizen Cerruti as it related to his father. Light soiling, very good.