AISNE, SOISSONS. LEBLANC DE BEAULIEU Jean Claude (1753-1825) - Lot 442

AISNE, SOISSONS. LEBLANC DE BEAULIEU Jean Claude (1753-1825) Bishop of SOISSONS LAON; natural son of Charles Louis Claude DUPIN de FRANCUEIL (grandfather of George SAND) and Madame d'ÉPINAY. Constitutional Bishop of Seine-Inférieure in 1799, Bishop of SOISSONS in 1802. Exiled to London in 1815. Letter A.S. "+ Jean Claude, Évêque de SOISSONS" from Soissons, June 9, 1804. 1p in 4° with address. Letter to the Archpriest of REIMS JOYEUX about Monseigneur "...Mon cher et respectable Ami...vous avez agi avec votre sagesse ordinaire en retenant par devers vous ma lettre à M.G. il me paraît plus prudent de ne faire aucune avance vis-à-vis lui. If he passes through SOISSONS on leaving REIMS; if I am there; if I am asked to preach to him; I will be able to suggest it, but then I will show him the way so well that if he deviates, he will not be surprised to see me call him to order with the respect due to His Holiness, but also with the respect due to the truth. Mr. MALHERBE's letter, which I am sending back to you, seemed to me to be in good spirit. He was right to content himself with what the Bishop said in his sermon. It is unfortunate that we were in a position to demand it...".