History - Galliffet Gaston Auguste (1830 - 1909) - Autograph Letter Signed - Apr 29, 2024 | L'autographe Ltd In London
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HISTORY - GALLIFFET Gaston Auguste (1830 - 1909) - Autograph letter signed
HISTORY - GALLIFFET Gaston Auguste (1830 - 1909) - Autograph letter signed
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He served in the cavalry during the military campaigns of the Second Empire. In 1871, he brutally repressed the Paris Commune. In 1889-90, he was Minister of War. He worked actively for the resolution of the Dreyfus affair. Autograph letter signed "Gal Galliffet" to Mr L... (Paris), January 7, 1897, 3 pp. in-8¡. Beautiful piece. After beginning by saying that he cannot make an appointment with his correspondent because he is kept at the bedside of his friend General de Ligniere who is slowly dying, Calliffet speaks at length about his dog: "il Žtait parfait quand il le reut d'Angleterre mais il l'a un peu g‰tŽ: nez parfait, caractre excellent, pedigree, race (Sandringham). Mr M... peut venir voir la bte un matin; il devra insister auprs du concierge .. car ma retraite est barricadŽe en temps ordinaireÉ"
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HISTORY - GALLIFFET Gaston Auguste (1830 - 1909) - Autograph letter signed

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