HISTORY - ARNAULT Antoine (1766 - 1834) - Autograph letter signed

He took part in the 18 Brumaire and was favoured by the First Consul and the Emperor. He rallied to the Bourbons in 1814 and was deputy for Paris and then minister of public education during the Hundred Days. A poet, fabulist and tragic author, he was a member of the Académie française.
Autograph letter signed, dated 10.03.1832 to M. Moretglave, "… cette explication me servira d'excuse sans doute auprès de vous…" he has just made room for someone else.