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Autograph letter signed with initials : Offenbourg, to Jean Antoine Rostaing, 1797 Dec. 13.

BIB_ID
295893
Accession number
MA 2068.6
Creator
Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826.
Display Date
1797 Dec. 13.
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows, 1960.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 25.3 cm
Notes
Dated "le 23 frimaire."
Part of a collection of 44 letters from Brillat-Savarin to Rostaing. Letters in the collection are described in individual records (MA 2068.1-44).
Watermark: crest with decorative flourishes.
With postmark and seal.
Written on stationery with "Armée d'Allemagne. État-Major Général. Liberté. Égalité." and a seal printed at the top.
Summary
Letting him know of his impending departure for Paris; discussing his decision to accept the position of President du Tribunal Criminel de Department de l'Ain.