Political
CHEVALIER
(Michel, 1806-1879, French Economist and Senator)
Part autograph letter signed, in French with translation, to James Whiteside,
1804-1876, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, regretting we would not be able to accept Mrs Whiteside's kind invitation for tomorrow... I have addressed the letter to 36 Jermyn St.... Please believe how vexed I feel; I have retained such a memory of meeting you and Mrs Whiteside in Dublin that every opportunity of seeing you again is extremely precious, 2 sides 5¾ x 5, no place, no date, circa
Item Date: 1860
Background
Chevalier, an ardent St Simonian when young, worked with Cobden on the great Anglo-French commercial treaty of 1860, reversing decades of French high protectionism.
trimmed, with loss of heading and a line or two at foot of side 1 and top of side 2, also small portion of remaining top outer corner touching one letter on side 2
Stock No. 53478