[Hugues POUQUEVILLE (1779-1867)]. P.S. by Louis XVIII, countersigned by François de Jaucourt, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paris September 27, 1814; oblong vellum in-fol. partly printed, vignette with royal coat of arms, seal with coat of arms under paper. Appointment of Hugues Pouqueville vice-consul in Arta, Greece. Hugues Pouqueville is appointed vice-consul in "Larta"... "Mandons à notre Ambassadeur à Constantinople de faire reconnaître ledit Sr Pouqueville (Hugues)" en sa qualité... Born in 1779 in Le Merlerault (Orne), Hugues Pouqueville was the brother of the famous philhellenic historian and writer François Pouqueville (1770-1838). He began his diplomatic career in 1807, when he was appointed Chancellor of the Consulate of Janina (Epirus), where François was Consul General. In 1811, he became vice-consul in Prevesa, then, in 1814, in Arta, in southern Epirus. Hugues always worked closely with his brother, who remained in Janina until 1815, when he was appointed to Patras.