Paris, August 13, 1870 - 3 pp. ½ in-8, in blue ink.
Beautiful letter to a creditor. "I had hoped that through my work I could give you the thousand francs you ask to suspend the sale.] Your heart will not remain indifferent to my new plea [.
] Please wait a little longer. Perhaps God will have mercy on France, and if, as I hope, she emerges victorious from the struggle, I or my son, with the position that awaits us, and that only events push back, can prove to you that you are dealing with neither dishonest people nor ungrateful ones.
Signs of wear, see photos.