Jean-Baptiste SAY (1767–1832). Letter from the author, Paris - Lot 119

Jean-Baptiste SAY (1767–1832). Letter from the author, Paris, January 9, 1828, to Mr. Goujon; 2 pages, in-8 format, with address. He is asked for information about the business school in Charonne; he would like to know the cost of the boarding, “what subjects the essays cover,” whether the teachers of English, German, etc., are included in the boarding fee; whether there are courses in chemistry and geometry applied to the arts, and whether they are included in the boarding fee. How many students are currently enrolled. What are the priests’ requirements regarding religious exercises”… Enclosed is a letter to the President of a Lyon-based society (1 p., in-8), asking him to accept “the Treatise on Political Economy that I have just published. “It is a tribute that I owe, as a native of Lyon, to an assembly of scholars and men of letters who honor my homeland”…