Abbé SICARD (Roch Ambroise Cucurron dit) Priest, Famous teac - Lot 409

Abbé SICARD (Roch Ambroise Cucurron dit) Priest, Famous teacher of the Deaf and Dumb, succeeded Abbé de l'ÉPÉE (1742-1822) in 1789 - Letter A.S. L'ABBÉ SICARD, "Le Directeur de l'Institution des Sourds-Muets; administrateur des Hospices de Bienfaisance; membre de l'Institut de France et de plusieurs Académies; Chanoine de l'Église de PARIS." (Printed letterhead) - Paris January 28, 1816, to a Friend. 1p in-8°: "I will not miss Tuesday's dinner, kind and dear friend. I am not so happy about the desire you show me for my Voiture, and you will find the reason very good. Having not yet made my New Year's visits, I made a large part of them yesterday, from morning until evening, which tired my old horse a lot. And tomorrow, Monday, I'll try to do the rest. You can see that this poor horse, already so tired from yesterday's runs, and that I'll tire him out again tomorrow, needs a rest. But if on Tuesday, or any other day of the week we're starting, my carriage is needed, I hope you'll be as frank as I am and ask me for the Carriage..."