Jacques NECKER (1732–1804), financier, Comptroller General, - Lot 81

Jacques NECKER (1732–1804), financier, Comptroller General, and Minister of Finance. 3 letters, 1788–1789, to various recipients; 3½ pages, in-4 or in-8. January 6, 1788, a thank-you note for a New Year’s greeting: “You have been kind enough to adorn it with all the graces of the most refined spirit. I am not worthy of such an honor, but I enjoy your generosity without hesitation”… – April 20, 1788: he had “the work you wished to receive from me delivered to Mr. Atger; I have chosen a copy of the first edition from Lausanne, printed on the finest paper”… – November 29, 1789: a thank-you note for “verses full of wit and charm”… Enclosed is the end of a handwritten letter to Mr. Heurtault de Baignoux regarding the lottery, and an engraved portrait. Certificate of cultural property enclosed.