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538 - Blessed Alain de SOLMINIHAC (1593–1659), Bishop of Cahors, b…
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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Blessed Alain de SOLMINIHAC (1593–1659), Bishop of Cahors, beatified (1981). Autograph letter: ‘ ADeSolminihac, Abbot of Chancelade’, Chancelade ‘this Monday morning, the 13th of October’, to Father Lamye, syndic of Chancelade; 1 folio page, address on the reverse (a few slight stains). A very rare letter written in his capacity as abbot of Chancelade Abbey. ‘Father, I wrote to you as soon as we arrived in Paris, stating that we would be leaving on the 31st of last month and would be able to return to Chancelade around the 15th of this month, of which I would give you notice a day in advance. I therefore inform you that His Grace the Bishop of Bazas and we, God willing, shall be at Chancelade next Wednesday in time for supper; his cook and Jehan will take the lead in preparing it, so please do not trouble yourself to find another cook; simply make the necessary preparations will be needed to entertain our host. I also ask that the rooms be properly prepared, and that the stables and kitchens be thoroughly cleaned, with a plentiful supply of chestnut wood. I leave everything to your discretion’…
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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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