[1st EMPIRE]. Manuscript letter Imperial Guard. 1813 Manuscript letter with Imperial Guard letterhead. 59th Regiment, 2nd Battalion of the 4th Company of Voltigeurs. 2pp. dated 25 July. Signed Jean-François Minguet of the army of Bavaria addressed to his sister Margurite shortly before leaving for Russia: "My dearest sister, I am writing this letter to inform myself of the state of your health, while I, thank God, am doing well [sic]...".