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Lot #185
Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter Signed

Estimate: $1000+

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Description

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, 45 Rue d'Ulm letterhead, May 22. Handwritten letter to the secretary general of Crédit Foncier, in full (translated): "Mr. Pasteur will regret not being able to attend the kind invitation of the Directors of the Crédit Foncier branch on May 29, 1886." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Pasteur's own hand.

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