Dear President [César Despretz] [Letter 1]
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Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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Letter written by Louis Pasteur requesting permission to speak at the Academie of Sciences. Written on letterhead of the Ecole normale supérieure (France). Includes a typed translation into English and audio of the translation.
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Paris, 15th November 1857
Dear President,
I would be very happy to be granted permission tomorrow to speak for a communication at the Académie. I would have registered with the secretary several weeks ago had I not asked Mr. Dumas to present my work, which he was not able to do last Monday, and had he not sent my report back to me a few days ago, kindly adding that the importance of my results deserved that I ought to read them out in person.
You can see, dear President, that I have been ready for a long time and that, without these particular circumstances, I would have taken measures earlier in order to obtain the favor I am now requesting from your goodwill.
Please accept, dear President, my best regards,
Your very humble and devoted servant,
L. Pasteur