Anatoly Fedorovitch KONI (1844-1927) A four-page letter dated March 27, 1901. In Russian, addressed to Denis Roche, concerning Roche's publication of Koni's translation of Dr. Haass's biographical sketch. Fedor Petrovitch (Friedrich Joseph) HAASS (1780-1853), nicknamed the Holy Doctor of Moscow, was a member of the Prison Guardianship Committee. The letter also mentions Boris Nikolaevitch TCHITCHERINE (1828-1904), jurist, historian and writer, as well as the two SAMARINE brothers, Yuri Fedorovitch (1819-1876), philosopher, writer and translator, and Dmitri Fedorovitch (1831-1901), public figure and writer. Provenance: Archives of Denis Roche. [Russian art]