Alexandre DUMAS père (1802-1870). L.A.S., Florence [January 1841?], to Frédérick Lemaître; 3pages in-8. Sending a drama to Frédérick Lemaître [the play by Eugène Bourgeois, rewritten by Dumas: Jeannic-le-Breton, ou le Gérant responsable, was in fact premiered by Bocage at the Porte Saint-Martin on November 27, 1841]. He sent him a play: "I believe, without any compliment to my self-esteem, that I have made the most of the idea, and that I am sending you a proud role [...] Say a thousand things for me to my young collaborator, who I hope will do me justice and admit that I didn't spoil his work. Tell the Coignards that all word and sentence corrections are handed over to them. [...] Even though I'm the only one named on the bill, I still have the right to include the play in my works, as I did with Richard de la Tour de Nesle &c [...] If the Censors were to make difficulties, which I don't think they would, we could move the scene to England, make Jeannic an Irishman and substitute the religious question for the political one - but then the play would lose all its cachet and originality. You would then have to go and see Cavé [the director of Beaux-Arts] yourself, on your own behalf and on mine, Cavé owes you compensation for Vautrin [Balzac's play that was banned in March 1840]. Farewell, dearest. Do as I have done, to the best of your ability. Play my plays for me, make me money - lots of it - I need it - since I've started saving, I've become the devil's stingy"...