Sadi CARNOT (Limoges/ Haute-Vienne 1837 - Murdered in Lyon i - Lot 551

Sadi CARNOT (Limoges/ Haute-Vienne 1837 - Murdered in Lyon in 1894) Prefect of the SEINE INFÉRIEURE 1871, Deputy of BEAUNE, Minister 1880/86, President of the Republic 1887/94 - Letter A.S. dated July 16, 1884 on the letterhead of the Chamber of Deputies - 3 pages in-12° : "My dear friend, I am grateful for the interest you have shown in my son and the encouragement you have sent to his address. He continues to work seriously and to prepare for the oral examination and the physical tests required of candidates. We still don't know the exact dates.... it's getting a bit late for all of us to finish. I think the Chambers will be splitting up soon, and Paris is getting tiring with the heat...".