Bidspirit auction | DODU JULIETTE: (1848-1909)

DODU JULIETTE: (1848-1909) - DODU JULIETTE: (1848-1909) French heroine of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the first woman to be awarded the Legion of Honor. A.L.S., Juliette Dodu , two pages, 8vo, Paris, 23rd July 1897, to [Angelo] Mariani, in French. Dodu commences her letter by stating ´Mr. Sudre m´avait affirmé qu´aucun article isolé ne paraitrait plus dans aucun journal, vous lui en aviez donné la ferme assurance´ (Translation: ´Mr Sudre assured me that no more individual articles would appear in any newspaper; you gave him your firm assurance of this´ ), continuing to remark ´Je suis tres étonnée de constater que ces articles paraissent encore, temoin le spécimen du journal ”Les Débats” que je vous envoie´ (Translation: ´I am very surprised to see that these articles are still appearing, as evidenced by the copy of the newspaper Les Débats that I am sending you´ ), asking that Mariani puts an end to the situation, and concluding ´J´ai bien voulu sur les instances de M. Sudre vous donner une preuve de ma sympathie en vous donnant un mot pour votre album, mais je ne puis autoriser personne à se servir de mon nom pour une annonce commerciale´ (Translation: ´At Mr Sudre's insistence, I was happy to show my support by providing a quote for your album, but I cannot authorise anyone to use my name for commercial advertising´ ). With blank integral leaf. VG Angelo Mariani (1838-1914) French chemist and entrepreneur, the inventor of Vin Mariani, the first coca wine, which has been described as the ancestor of Coca-Cola.