DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894)

DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French Diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A.L.S., ` Ferd. de Lesseps´, one page, 8vo, Paris, 28th June 1881, to Monsieur Baillon, in French. The letter bears an embossed crown to the upper left corner. De Lesseps recommends a protégé to his correspondent before a written exam he has to do, stating ` Un jeune homme studieux et très méritant auquel je m´intéresse doit passer vendredi un examen. Permettez-moi de le recommander à votre bienveillance...´ (Translation: " A studious and highly deserving young man in whom I have a particular interest is due to take an exam on Friday. Allow me to recommend him to your kind consideration...") With blank integral leaf. VG