Marriage contract of Napoleon up for sale

Marriage contract that the Emperor Napoleon and his wife Josephine signed as witnesses goes on sale next month for $20,000, a dealer in autographs and rare manuscripts said Tuesday.

The document records the marriage of General August Hulin and Marie Jeanne-Louise Tiersonnier, and was one of the first signed by Napoleon after being proclaimed emperor of France in 1804, Palm Beach-based Lion Heart Autographs said.

The document also bears the signatures of six of Napoleon's marshals and other notables of the period.