Donatien-Alphonse-François, marquis de SADE.4L.A.S., [Charenton] 1807 and n.d., to François Ripert in Mazan; 11pages in-4, 2 addresses. To his new businessman. January 15, 1807. "You are well aware [...] that it is impossible for me to rent the Condamine chateau and meadow for nine years at such a low price, and especially with such a mediocre pot de vin". However, he accepts the proposal in favor of Ripert's son, "provided that you hand over twenty-five louis de pot de vin to M. Courtois"... M. Courtois also has power of attorney for the large garden and "the cutting of the Saumane wood"... September 15. "No difficulty on the quittance [...] But with regard to the promised pins since you hold to this mode... mode ou neanmoins repugne la delicatesse de Md Quesnet puisque en fait cest moi qui les recois et non elle", they must be raised to 600 livres... [12th]. "It's not worth [...] flattering someone to do him a favor, only to leave him there afterwards, I don't understand the incivility of this procedure, with all the honesty and helpfulness I've known from you"... "I have learned with satisfaction [...] that you have felt the justice to compensate me for the four thousand francs that would certainly be awarded to me by the courts if I pleaded"... Attached is an autograph address sheet for Ripert with 3 autograph lines, [December 27, 1809].