HISTORY - VILLEMAIN Abel François (1790 - 1870) - Letter signed ; autograph letter signed

Translator, critic and author of numerous literary works, he was a professor at the Faculté des Lettres. He was elected to the Académie française in 1821. He played an important political role as a member of parliament, then as a peer of France and as Minister of Public Education.
Letter signed and dated Paris, 07.12.1814: "… je viens d'approuver ce choix qui me paraît convenable…".; autograph letter signed, dated 11.12.