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Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph, Abbé, French cleric and political writer (1748-1836). Autograph letter signed.

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Oblong 8vo. ½ page.

To a friend, sending regards to his sister, hoping she will put her health first: "Renouvellez toutes mes amitiés à votre bonne soeur, qu'elle s'occuppe avant tout de sa santé, vous connaissez, Mon cher frère, tous mes sentimens pour vous [...]".

The Abbé's famous pamphlet "Qu'est-ce que le Tiers-État?" (1789) became the political manifesto of the French Revolution.