Ambroise THOMAS (1811-1896). French composer, renowned in th - Lot 28

Ambroise THOMAS (1811-1896). French composer, renowned in the 19th century for his operas, including the famous Mignon. - L.a.s. "Ambroise Thomas" Paris October 1883, one ½ page in-8 on Conservatoire de Musique letterhead. To assure his correspondent that he will do everything in his power to enable Monsieur da Silva to be retained as an associate member of their Académie des Beaux-Arts. Henri MARTIN (1810-1886). Republican and freethinker, he was editor-in-chief of Le Siècle. He was mayor of Paris's 16th arrondissement in 1870, then from 1880 to 1883. Elected to the Académie française to replace Adolphe Thiers. - Set of documents concerning his teaching appointments, including a letter signed by Minister Hippolyte CARNOT appointing him to teach a course in modern history at the Faculté des lettres in Paris, in May 1848. - L.a.s. "H. Martin" Paris January 19 (1882) 2 pp. in-12. Short letter addressed to Léon GAMBETTA: "... You alone can pull us out of this crisis out of all proportion to its causes and so dangerous ... Yours sincerely. H. Martin. Provenance: - Estate of Henri MARTIN (1810-1886). - By descent to the present day