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Lot n° 68
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SERVAN DE GERBEY Joseph [Romans, 1741 - Paris, 1808], French - Lot 68
SERVAN DE GERBEY Joseph [Romans, 1741 - Paris, 1808], French minister of war and general.
Autograph letter signed. 10 Pluviôse an VII, January 29, 1799; 1 1/2 pages in-4°. Glued on the left side on a cardboard sheet.
"While you were kind enough, my dear citizen, to remember me, passing through my mountains, I was looking for you in Paris, as I have been seeking refuge for over two years to escape the revolutionary iron of the companions of [...] - How grateful I am for the letter you kindly wrote me? Coming to you since [...] where I knew you by your qualities and our common friends, I had seen you leave with pain your homeland where you could do some good; you came back, loaded with precious observations on men and countries too [...] and interesting objects for natural history which is much better than that of men who have become very unnatural thanks to luxury and trade...".
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