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Pierre-Samuel DU PONT DE NEMOURS (1739–1817).
See original version (French)
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Pierre-Samuel DU PONT DE NEMOURS (1739–1817).
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Pierre-Samuel DU PONT DE NEMOURS (1739–1817). Autograph letter, 20 February 1808, to Antoine-François Fourcroy, Life Councillor of State, Director-General of Public Education; 1 page, folio.
To his ‘dear colleague at the Institute’: ‘It is widely rumoured that you are intended, or indeed have already been appointed, for the post of Grand Master or Grand Rector of the University, and that all other posts will be subject to your appointment’. He offers his compliments, expressing his delight “that Public Education is not changing hands”. He asks whether he might be “one of the thirty Councillors whom the law will allow you to appoint to serve alongside you?”…
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About the sale
Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part I
Auction location
Auction time
10/13/2026 at 2:00 PM
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