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BALTARD VICTOR: (1805-1874) - BALTARD VICTOR: (1805-1874) French architect, remembered for various works in Paris. A.L.S., Vor. Ballard , two pages (written to the first and fourth sides of the bifolium), 8vo, n.p., 16 th January 1864, to Monsieur Michaux, in French. Baltard writes, in part, 'Ce que je croyais n'etre qu'une simple indisposition passagere se prolonge et me provoque a des grimaces, a des soupirs, presque a des cris, lorsque je me leve ou je m'assieds.....Malgre la douleur, je vaque a mes affaires cahin-caha; mais je me refuse tout plaisir. soyez donc assez bon pour porter nos excuses et nos sinceres regrets a Monsieur le prefet et a Madame Haussmann de ne point nous rendre ce soir….' (Translation: 'What I believed to be only a simple temporary indisposition is prolonged and provokes me to grimaces, to sighs, almost to cries, when I get up or I sit down……Despite the pain, I go about my business juggling; but I deny myself all pleasure. So be good enough to convey our apologies and our sincere regrets to the Prefect and to Madame Haussmann for not coming this evening….' ). Together with a second A.L.S., V Baltard , one page, 8vo, n.p., 17 th November 1868, to Monsieur [Michaux], in French. Baltard writes, in part, 'Veuillez me pardonner, Monsieur, d'avoir accepte hier sans reflexion, l'offre obligeante que vous m'avez faite de m'envoyer chez moi la consultation qui j'etais venu vous demander. Mon devoir etait de vous eviter ce soin et je l'accomplie quoique tardivement en vous priant de remettre votre avis a mon messager, si vous avez pu vous en occuper' (Translation: 'Please forgive me, Sir, for having accepted yesterday without reflection, the obliging offer you made me to send me the consultation which I had come to ask you for. My duty was to spare you this care, and I accomplished it, albeit belatedly, by asking you to deliver your opinion to my messenger, if you were able to take care of it' ). With blank integral leaf. VG, 2 Georges-Eugene Haussmann (1809-1891) Baron Haussmann. French official who served as Prefect of Seine (1853-70) and was responsible for re-building Paris into a modern city.