Lot n° 371
Estimation :
100 - 120
EUR
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Result
: 104EUR
Gabriel-Julien OUVRARD (1770-1846) financier, munitionnaire - Lot 371
Gabriel-Julien OUVRARD (1770-1846) financier, munitionnaire to the armies during the Revolution, Empire and Restoration. L.A.S., Conciergerie May 24, 1826, to the Duc d'Orléans, future Louis-Philippe (with the latter's autograph apostille); 1page fol.
Ouvrard, in prison for debts, sends HRH the Duke of Orléans "a copy of the first part of my memoirs, She will see me in it entirely; at all times, my life has been a struggle with power"...
Louis-Philippe noted at the top of the page: "You must give me a reply of thanks, & tell her that I shall read them with great interest. I have kept the book". Next to this apostille, minute of the draft reply dated May 29.
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