Henri GRÉGOIRE (1750-1831) Priest, deputy of the clergy of t - Lot 267

Henri GRÉGOIRE (1750-1831) Priest, deputy of the clergy of the bailliage of NANCY to the Estates General, constitutional bishop of Blois, deputy of LOIR-ET-CHER to the Convention, he fought for the emancipation of the Jews and the abolition of slavery - Autograph letter signed, October 21, to a colleague; 1page in-4°:"Not content with obliging you add kindly thoughtfulness which doubles the price of the action and adds to my gratitude. I'm sending you back Ayrault's curious and learned treatise, in which I took the notes I needed. We both know that neither men nor books should be judged by their covers. Their intrinsic value is the measure of esteem, and it is by this that you have won the public's esteem"...