Two handwritten manuscripts in French by Alexandre Dumas, pere, totaling 13 pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa early 1860s. Dumas's handwritten translations of two communications of General Manhes to be published in the Italian newspaper L'Indipendente, each signed at the conclusion in Dumas' hand, "Manhes." Dumas founded L'Indipendente in Naples in 1860, a daily newspaper which championed the cause of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Dumas, thanks to his experience in the world of French journalism, brought various editorial innovations to Naples, including the serialization of novels on the front page of the paper. He contributed to the newspaper almost daily—sometimes publishing multiple articles per day—until his return to France in April 1864. In fine condition.
