Letter from Alexis de Tocqueville to the Procurer General, November 11, 1841.
In this letter, de Tocqueville congratulates the Procurer General for his speech honoring G. C. de Lamoignon de Malherbes, who was de Tocquville's great-grandfather. During his auspicious legal career, M. de Malherbes helped to oppose some of the excesses in the legal system of the "ancien...
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| Language: | French |
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| Summary: | In this letter, de Tocqueville congratulates the Procurer General for his speech honoring G. C. de Lamoignon de Malherbes, who was de Tocquville's great-grandfather. During his auspicious legal career, M. de Malherbes helped to oppose some of the excesses in the legal system of the "ancien régime" He felt duty-bound to defend King Louis XVI before the Convention in 1792, but he failed to sway the Revolutionaries. In 1794, de Malherbes and his family were guillotined.--Adapted from The temple of taste. |
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| Item Description: | Title suppplied by cataloger based on entry in exhibition catalog (cited below). Last two pages blank. The name of the Procureur General not identified; The temple of taste (cited below) gives it as "Tagieu", which appears to be incorrect. "Baugy" was the name of the château where the author lived. |
| Physical Description: | 4 unnumbered pages on folded sheet ; 22 cm |