Victor de Riquetti, Marquis de MIRABEAU (1715–1789). Letter from the sender, dated 13 January 1787 at Le Bignon, to Guillot de Blancheville, attorney at the Parliament in Paris; 1 page, quarto size, addressed with a red wax seal bearing the coat of arms (broken). He wishes him a happy new year: “A happy new year from a defender who holds your spirit and your courage is not merely a harvest of good wishes, but also of successes, and in that regard we are well-protected: and I am pleased to see you moving forward. I am not old enough to follow you very far, but I entrust my children to you, and in that regard there will be cause”… Thus, Mr. du Saillant will “give you cause to take action against my mother-in-law.” He has learned of the ruling obtained “concerning the Aigueperse woods”… Etc. Enclosed is a manuscript, a copy of biographical notes on Mirabeau, father and son (25 pp., 8vo).