The above is one of the first signatures of the Emperor. It was given at Saint Cloud, the 25th of May, 1804. The first three letters NAPoleon, and exactly like this in the middle of his signature when he was accustomed to signing himself BuoNAParte. Up to 1805 he continued to sign his whole name. The 18th of September, 1805, he signed:
After the battle of Austerlitz, which ended the campaign of 1805, the proclamation of Napoleon, dated from the Imperial Camp of Austerlitz, the 3rd of December, 1805, was signed Napoleon.
Beginning with the campaign of 1806, he signed only the first five letters of his name, thus, Napol.
The 26th of October, 1806, at Potsdam, the Emperor signed himself thus,
The 29th of October, 1806, from Berlin, as follows: