LETTER KNOWN AS "CANTINIERE LETTER" FROM PIERRE JOSEPH PERRIER, hunter in the 15th Infantry Regiment at Fort Griffon in Besançon, TO HIS FATHER residing in Choux in Jura, March 9, Year XII. 18880-12

LETTER KNOWN AS "CANTINIÈRE LETTER" FROM PIERRE JOSEPH PERRIER, a hunter in the 15th Light Infantry Regiment at Fort Griffon in Besançon, TO HIS FATHER residing in Choux in the Jura, 9 ventôse year XII. 18880-12

Soldier's letter known as the cantinière letter, featuring a laurel wreath and a heart in its center, hand-colored. With the recipient's address.

"Friendship. Sincerity."
"Besançon, 9 ventôse year XII" (29th February 1804)
Pierre Joseph Perrier is a hunter in the 15th Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 8th Company, stationed at Fort Griffon in Besançon. This letter is addressed to his father, "Citizen Alexis PERRIER residing in Roufret (?) in the municipality of Choux, district of St Claude, Jura Department." Pierre Joseph inquires about his father's well-being and shares insights into garrison life:
"I am writing this letter to inform you about my health, which is very good at present. I hope this letter finds you in the same condition, so you need not worry or be anxious about my situation because, thanks to God, I am doing well. I am with good lads, when I arrived in Besançon, I was pleased to meet acquaintances right away, all fellow conscripts from our area [...]
Signed Pierre Joseph Perrier".
"My address is to the citizen
Pierre Joseph Perrier, Hunter in the 15th Light Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
8th Company
stationed at Fort Griffon."

Dimensions: 21 cm x 16 cm. Double sheet, 3 pages of writing.

France.
Premier Empire.
In fair condition, with creases, foxing, tears, and a trace of red wax seal.

NOTE:
Cantinière letters were more common around 1812-1813 and were used in other well-known garrisons like Courbevoie, Strasbourg, or Versailles.