John BOWRING - A Charles-Augustin Coquerel - 1825
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Autograph letter signed by John Bowring to Charles-Augustin Coquerel, dated 1825, written in French, 1 page and a half, original language French, in good condition.
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John Bowring (1792-1872), hyper-polyglot linguist, English writer and diplomat. Governor of Hong Kong from 1855 to 1859.
Autograph letter signed, addressed to Charles-Augustin Coquerel (1797-1851), astronomer, historian of literature and Protestant theologian in Paris. 1 page 1/2 in-8, with return address on the back.
Bowring evokes the Paris Greek Committee, an organization founded to support the Greeks in their struggle for independence against the Ottoman Empire: "I have the advantage of introducing to you Mr. F. Richard who wishes to go to Greece. He desires to be introduced to your Greek Committee in Paris. I beg you to take care of him. We have given him all the documents our committee has published since yesterday [... ]"
He then mentions the great London daily Morning Chronicle: "Today I have sent pretty verses to the Morning Chronicle where I hope to see them tomorrow."
The famous British novelist Helen Maria Williams, aunt of Coquerel, is also mentioned.
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John Bowring (1792-1872), hyper-polyglot linguist, English writer and diplomat. Governor of Hong Kong from 1855 to 1859.
Autograph letter signed, addressed to Charles-Augustin Coquerel (1797-1851), astronomer, historian of literature and Protestant theologian in Paris. 1 page 1/2 in-8, with return address on the back.
Bowring evokes the Paris Greek Committee, an organization founded to support the Greeks in their struggle for independence against the Ottoman Empire: "I have the advantage of introducing to you Mr. F. Richard who wishes to go to Greece. He desires to be introduced to your Greek Committee in Paris. I beg you to take care of him. We have given him all the documents our committee has published since yesterday [... ]"
He then mentions the great London daily Morning Chronicle: "Today I have sent pretty verses to the Morning Chronicle where I hope to see them tomorrow."
The famous British novelist Helen Maria Williams, aunt of Coquerel, is also mentioned.
Careful sending
Return accepted
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of books
1
Author/ Illustrator
John BOWRING
Title
A Charles-Augustin Coquerel
Condition
Good
Year
1825
Language
French
Original language
Yes
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