Controversial leader of the early stages of the French Revolution (1749-1791). LS in French, signed “Le Comte de Mirabeau,” one page, 6 x 7.75, December 19, 1789. Letter to Monsieur Venter, a citizen who felt his rights had been violated with regards to freedom of the press. In part (translated): "[Your letter]…informs me of the treatment you received in Dax. I acknowledge…that in your case the decrees of the Assembly have been violated, and I believe you to be justified in seeking redress from the municipality of Bayonne which was the source of the blows delivered to you. Such tyrannical conduct cannot be tolerated nowadays, and it is not to curry favor with the powers that be that perceptive men invoked the freedom of the press. You have been the beneficiary of its advantages. If you are a slanderer, you must be punished. If you are an impartial informer, punishment must fall on the heads of your prosecutors, whatever their influence and credit. I sincerely wish…you receive prompt satisfaction and the rights of man and citizen have not been set upon in vain." In fine condition. Mirabeau was a courageous supporter of the concepts of liberty and democracy, and an ardent defender of freedom of the press. A superb letter from French Revolution.
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