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Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift.
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Letter to his friend Fauché. Ampère thanks him for the assistance provided to his son-in-law and asks him to continue supporting him: "[…] If you believe that this offers no benefit of any kind, I kindly ask you to let me know so that I can inform him otherwise—that the matter is resolved and that he simply needs to return before the date you specify. In any case, I implore you, as you have promised me, to notify the military administration of this temporary absence. According to what Mr. Ride was told in the war office, he believed that the paper allowing him to collect his quarterly payment at the beginning of next month would be delivered to me. It seems this was an error. In any case, after writing to the administration, I beg you, please, to let me know, even in a brief note sent through the post, what I should write to my son-in-law, and I will write to him immediately […]" The letter shows slight creases and minimal text loss due to ink corrosion.