Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste, Count of CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER (1 - Lot 113

Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste, Count of CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER (1752–1817). Autograph letter signed as a member of the National Institute, Paris, 7 Messidor XII (June 26, 1804), to State Councilor Boulay de la Meurthe; 2½ pages, folio (framed). The former ambassador (who had just returned to France after spending the years of the Revolution in Turkey and then in Russia) asks Boulay to review his claims and his petition: “All my lands have been sold, my family home was given as a gift to Senator Sieyès, who had specifically requested it; my large woodlands have been seized; I have no other resources left but a few small, scattered plots of woodland, for which no buyers have come forward to date.” He asks Boulay to support his petition with the prefect of the Moselle: “Obtaining these meager remnants would be a precious resource for me and my family at this time; it would ensure a measure of peace of mind and allow me to devote myself to literary pursuits, which alone will now fill my remaining years”… Expert: Mr. Thierry BODIN, Les Autographes - 01 45 48 25 31 - lesautographes@wanadoo.fr Dimensions with frame: 33.5 x 48 cm Dimensions without frame: 25 x 40 cm Items may be picked up on Thursday, December 3, 2026, by appointment, in Paris’s 15th arrondissement (Metro: Pasteur). [The exact address will be provided after full payment of the invoice, when the appointment is scheduled]

Estimate:$336.66

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