ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page, 5.25 x 8, personal monogrammed letterhead, June 30, 1885. Letter to his secretary. In full (translated): "Your young candidate in the Sciences at the Ecole Normale has been pointed out to the Director of Studies McCannery...I profoundly regret not being able to be present at tomorrow's solemn meeting. I ask you to present my excuses to our dear President and the Minister. I have just learned that Mr. Goblet is coming to the Ecole Normale tomorrow...for the unveiling of the bust of the valiant and unfortunate Thuillier, who died of cholera in Alexandria, a victim of his devotion to science." In fine condition. Accompanied by a handsome engraved portrait of Pasteur in his lab. Louis Thuillier was a biologist who worked as an assistant in Pasteur's lab and was instrumental in developing vaccines for rabies, swine fever, and anthrax. He had gone to Alexandria in 1883 to study an epidemic of cholera, during which time he contracted the disease and passed away.
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