Lot 302
Lֳ©on Gambetta - Handwritten Letters - France, 1870
Three letters and a cable handwritten by Lֳ©on Gambetta. France, 1870. French.
Letters on official staionery. Gambetta, (1838-1882) a French
statesman who served as the Minister of Interior, led the resistance against the monarchy and served for three months as Prime Minister (in 1881). Was killed in an accident one year later; the question whether Gambetta was of Jewish origin remains unanswered. Size varies. Good condition.