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TALLYRAND, CHARLES MAURICE DE

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TALLYRAND, CHARLES MAURICE DE
<b>954. CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLYRAND</b> (1754 - 1838) French statesman who proposed the confiscation and sale of church lands, Napoleon's Minister of Foreign Affairs and after Napoleon's fall was instrumental in the restoration of the Bourbons. Manuscript D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., New York, Oct. 12, 1795 written during his exile from England (1794-1796), A check for $2,800 drawn on the Bank of Bank of Pennsylvania to <i>"...Charles Wilkins Esq. Cashier of the Bank of New York...</i>". Endorsed by Wilkins on the verso. Laid in to a larger sheet, usual folds, otherwise very good.<b> $150-200</b>