Lot 121
Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de (1754-1838) French diplomat who served and survived Louis XVI, the French Revolution, Napoleon I, Louis XVIII, Charles X, and Louis-Philippe. Partly-printed Autograph Document Signed ("Ch. Mau. Talleyrand"), 2¼ x 7", Philadelphia, June 2 ("2 juin" in French), 1795. A check to the Bearer for "five hundred and thirty four" Dollars. According to biographer J.F. Bernard, Talleyrand had a liaison in Philadelphia with "a handsome young woman of black antecedents." He may have had a child by her whom he continued to support. Talleyrand spent two years in the U.S. and his autographs from that period are rare.
Estimated Value $300 - 450.
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| Realized $288 |
