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419 - Benjamin APPERT (1797–1873), philanthropist.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Benjamin APPERT (1797–1873), philanthropist. Letter from the author, Paris, 12 March 1828; one and a half pages, quarto. As a ‘member of the Royal Society for Prisons, chaired by His Royal Highness the Dauphin’, he sends copies of the journal he publishes ‘in the hope of contributing to the improvement of the lot and morals of convicts’, in the hope that it might be considered for the ‘prize established by M. de Montyon, for the work most beneficial to morals’…
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About the sale Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part II
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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