[ Autographs ] JOSEPH FOUCHE (1759 - 1820) French revolutionary and Minister of Police associated with Carnot and Robespierre whom he ruthlessly defended, later served Napoleon in eliminating political resistance. Scarce A.E.S. in the margin of a letter forwarded to him, 1p. legal folio, Paris, June 6, 1808 in French, untranslated but undoubtedly the biographical details and qualifications of a man seeking political office. Fouche writes a four-line endorsement at left forwarding the document to the Minister of Finance. Expertly inlaid, very good condition.