DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895)

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French author and playwright. A.L.S., A Dumas f, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Madame Porcher, in French. Dumas tries to get money promptly, stating ` Chère Madame, Voudriez-vous dire à... où nous en sommes de nos comptes. Pouvez-vous aussi faire l´argent de ces deux billets, l´un de ... et l´autre de mon carrossier à qui j´ai vendu ma voiture et qui est une signature excellente...´ (Translation: " Dear Madam, Would you like to tell... where we stand with our accounts. Can you also make money from these two notes, one from... and the other from my vehicle body-builder to whom I sold my car and which is an excellent signature....") With blank integral leaf. Very small age wear otherwise G to VG Jean-Baptiste Porcher (1792-1864) and his wife were French theatrical agents who served as a banker to playwrights, including his Dumas father and son. They used to purchase copyrights and ticket passes for his authors, later reselling them at the entrance doors of theatres.