CAROLINE MURAT (1782-1839) Autograph letter signed ‘Caroline’ to Prince Cambacérès. Portici, 9 October (1812). 1 page, small in-4 format. Extraordinary autograph letter from Princess Murat announcing the capture of Moscow on 14 September! I am writing to you amid the noise and joy caused by the capture of Moscow. Cannons are firing on all sides and we are preparing celebrations and a Te Deum to celebrate this happy and brilliant news, which has filled everyone with astonishment and admiration. I have just delivered your letter and I am very pleased to find in your eagerness to send me the precious details further proof of your affection. I assure you that I value it infinitely. Now we have only one wish left, and that is the return of the Emperor [Napoleon] and the King [Murat], and I hope that we will soon be satisfied (...). Caroline-Marie Bonaparte, Napoleon’s younger sister, wife of Marshal Murat, Queen of Naples.