Joseph BONAPARTE (1768–1844). Autograph letter-sur-paper with the handwritten greeting “Your affectionate Joseph” as King of Spain, Madrid, April 25, 1809, to Colonel de Clermont-Tonnerre; 1 page, in-4. “I have issued a special order prohibiting the collection of the tax ordered by General Kellermann. The Province of Segovia must report directly to the General Staff. I have established, by a special decree, a salary supplement for the governors and commanders of provinces and garrisons. Press Mr. Cabarrus to send everything necessary to the mint in Segovia. Send me, at the end of each month, a report on its needs and revenues”…