HISTORY - PELLETAN Eugène (1813 - 1884) - Autograph letter signed

He came to Paris to study law. He preferred philosophy, history, political economy and literature at the Sorbonne and the Collège de France. A literary journalist, he was elected deputy and then vice-director of the Senate.
Autograph letter signed Paris, dated 31.10.1872: "…le sujet que je compte traiter est "Le Travail au 19ème Siècle"…"