French politician and pioneering aviator (1740-1810) best known for inventing, with his brother, Jacques-Etienne, the first successful hot-air balloon. Boldly penned ALS in French, signed “J. Montgolfier,” one page both sides, 6 x 8.25, November 17, 1779. Letter concerning "the situation of the funds to be recovered for the Comte de Beaumont." In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Accompanied by an engraving depicting the Montgolfier brothers. Joseph was the first brother to be interested in aeronautics, building parachutes as early as 1775. The brothers' experiments with balloons began in 1782, and their first public demonstrations came in the summer of 1783. A beautifully penned letter from an early aeronautic pioneer.
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