Adolphe THIERS. 4 Autograph letters signed (of which 1 from - Lot 484

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Adolphe THIERS. 4 Autograph letters signed (of which 1 from - Lot 484
Adolphe THIERS. 4 Autograph letters signed (of which 1 from his wife) and 1 Engraving by L. Massard (32 x 23,5 cm). THIERS (Adolphe) Marseille 1797- Saint Germain en Laye 1877 ; French politician, Minister, President of the Republic (1871), journalist and historian : 2 Letters A.S. " A. THIERS Minister of the Interior and "A. THIERS", to M. JOURDAN, (Paris), December 17 and 23, 1835, together 3pp in-8° - In the first one he warmly and extensively recommends M. DAUPHIN Controller of the Direct Contributions of Marseille for a post of Principal Controller in one of the neighbouring Departments of Bouches-du-Rhône. This one is going to marry the sister of a friend of THIERS "... Mr. MIGNET, and who is for me a true brother, and what does not always happen a brother whom I like...", etc. In the second one he answers: "I ask you only the most possible and the closest to the south...". + L.A.S. 13 January 1855, 1p in-8°: "Send me my semester so that I can finish my yearly accounts.." + L.A.S. from Madame THIERS of November 19, 1877 - "Sir, Overwhelmed by the pain of a heartbreaking separation I have not yet been able to thank you for the deep regrets you have felt, on learning of the death of Mr. THIERS so cruel for me, so unfortunate for his country which he loved with passion and which he never ceased to serve with great devotion. Deprived of an affection which, for forty-four years, was the happiness and interest of my life, my affliction is extreme..." - 4pp in-8° bordered with black + an envelope written by M. Thiers in Sept 1877 (a few days before his death)
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