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POLITICAL MEN of the 19th century. Rectification: 15 documents without LEDRU-ROLLIN LETTER. BARBÈS Armand (1809-1870) L.A. (incomplete) to a friend, January 13 (s.d.) 5 pp. in-8: very interesting political letter on the trial of Bourges (1849) and his positions during the revolution of 1848, notably the demonstration of May 15, 48: the account of the trial would be very useful to him to answer an accusation of Mr. Normanby: "in a small speech, I said in block : that I had been opposed to the demonstration because, while approving and doing more than approving its purpose, I feared that it would give rise to some triumph of reaction; but that when I had seen the evil I had wanted to avoid arrive I had sought to turn the chances that remained to us to the benefit of the people; and that at the moment of the dissolution of the assembly especially I had not hesitated to march to the town hall, to organize a provisional power there, since the regular power no longer existed [....]"; BLANC Louis (1811-1882) 2 N.A. (s.l.n.d.), 2 pp. in-8 : About his Memoirs : "On all the facts that I advance I boldly defy contradiction. For, I studied myself to assert nothing without proof, and I pushed the scruple to the point of keeping silent what I had been the only one to see! [...] Pascal said with much reason undoubtedly that the self was hateful. But could things be known if it were forbidden to men to bequeath to history their memories? [...]" Enclosed a note to be inserted; CARNOT Lazare Hippolyte (1801-1888) 2 L.A.S., 1861 and November 23, 1863, 2 p1/3 in-8. Political letter concerning the election of Pelletan, deputy of the Seine. Attached, a L.A.S. from his wife; CARNOT Sadi (1837-1894) son of the previous one. B.A.S.; CREMIEUX Adolphe (1796-1880) L.A.S. and L.S. to M. Garet royal notary, Paris April 3, 1833, 2 pp. in-4. Address, headed with his name and function. Business letter; GARNIER-PAGÈS Louis Antoine (1803-1878) L.A.S., Paris, October 22, 1862, 4 pp. in-16: "You cannot imagine how happy I would be to see our revolution of 1848 exposed, explained, and defended by a historian such as you. It would be for me a reward for my work, and for our Republic and our provisional government a good fortune [...]";; GUIZOT François (1787-1874) L.S., Paris September 13, 1830, 1 p. in-4 ; QUINET Edgar (1803-1875) L.A.S., December 14, 1861, 1 p.1/2 in-8 ; THIERS Adolphe (1797-1877) : 4 L.A.S. dated of 1837, 1861, 1872.
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POLITICAL MEN of the 19th century. Rectification: 15 documents without LEDRU-ROLLIN LETTER. BARBÈS Armand (1809-1870) L.A. (incomplete) to a friend, January 13 (s.d.) 5 pp. in-8: very interesting political letter on the trial of Bourges (1849) and his positions during the revolution of 1848, notably the demonstration of May 15, 48: the account of the trial would be very useful to him to answer an accusation of Mr. Normanby: "in a small speech, I said in block : that I had been opposed to the demonstration because, while approving and doing more than approving its purpose, I feared that it would give rise to some triumph of reaction; but that when I had seen the evil I had wanted to avoid arrive I had sought to turn the chances that remained to us to the benefit of the people; and that at the moment of the dissolution of the assembly especially I had not hesitated to march to the town hall, to organize a provisional power there, since the regular power no longer existed [....]"; BLANC Louis (1811-1882) 2 N.A. (s.l.n.d.), 2 pp. in-8 : About his Memoirs : "On all the facts that I advance I boldly defy contradiction. For, I studied myself to assert nothing without proof, and I pushed the scruple to the point of keeping silent what I had been the only one to see! [...] Pascal said with much reason undoubtedly that the self was hateful. But could things be known if it were forbidden to men to bequeath to history their memories? [...]" Enclosed a note to be inserted; CARNOT Lazare Hippolyte (1801-1888) 2 L.A.S., 1861 and November 23, 1863, 2 p1/3 in-8. Political letter concerning the election of Pelletan, deputy of the Seine. Attached, a L.A.S. from his wife; CARNOT Sadi (1837-1894) son of the previous one. B.A.S.; CREMIEUX Adolphe (1796-1880) L.A.S. and L.S. to M. Garet royal notary, Paris April 3, 1833, 2 pp. in-4. Address, headed with his name and function. Business letter; GARNIER-PAGÈS Louis Antoine (1803-1878) L.A.S., Paris, October 22, 1862, 4 pp. in-16: "You cannot imagine how happy I would be to see our revolution of 1848 exposed, explained, and defended by a historian such as you. It would be for me a reward for my work, and for our Republic and our provisional government a good fortune [...]";; GUIZOT François (1787-1874) L.S., Paris September 13, 1830, 1 p. in-4 ; QUINET Edgar (1803-1875) L.A.S., December 14, 1861, 1 p.1/2 in-8 ; THIERS Adolphe (1797-1877) : 4 L.A.S. dated of 1837, 1861, 1872.
