GASPARIN (Agénor, Étienne, Comte de) Politician, writer, Dep - Lot 422

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GASPARIN (Agénor, Étienne, Comte de) Politician, writer, Dep - Lot 422
GASPARIN (Agénor, Étienne, Comte de) Politician, writer, Deputy of CORSICA in 1842 (Orange 1810-1871). He pleads for the emancipation of the blacks and the religious freedom. - Letter A.S. " A. de Gasparin ", to A.S. de SACY, At the shore near Geneva December 28, 1859. 3 pages in-8° : " Sir, don't be frightened by the appearance of these three small volumes. I have not come to ask you for an article in Les Débats, nor for your vote at the academy. I simply give in to the recovery of my heart... after having read this beautiful preface where you spoke so well of the Gospel..." it is this Gospel that he also seeks to honor: "It seemed to me, he confides, that these weak essays could not be without interest for you. In any case, whether or not you have the time to read them, you will understand, I know, the feeling that led me to offer them to you and to include a copy of : "Les Horizons Célestes" (a work by his wife, Countess Valérie de GASPARIN).
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