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[BAUDELAIRE (Charles)]. 1821-1867.

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[BAUDELAIRE Charles]. 1821-1867.
2 protests. August 16, 1845 & January 7, 1864. 4 pp. large in-8 partly printed, stamp.
Interesting documents showing Baudelaire being sued by his creditors. 1845, on a bill of exchange of 1,500 francs drawn by Arondel on 1 June, endorsed by draft by Boissard who had it endorsed by Nicolas Perducet who in turn had it endorsed by the Banque de France, a credit that expired on 15 August. On the fateful date, Baudelaire, who had taken up residence at the Hôtel de Pimodan on the Quai d'Anjou, had not yet paid anything| the next day the bailiff Peaucelliev, at Perducet's request, went to the poet's home to recover the sum, where he was told that the subscriber of the said bill was not present (...)....) and did not have any funds remitted there to pay the bill presented, adding that he moved from his house to live in Neuilly with Mr. Ancelle notary (...). Baudelaire hoped that this one would settle the bill. It's a waste of time. One can indeed read in the continuation of the document: I went immediately to Mr. Ancelle's home in Neuilly where, after having reiterated the same protests and exhibition and speaking to one of Mr. Ancelle's clerics who answered me that Mr. Baudelaire had left at this moment and had not left any funds for the effects (...). 1864. Loan concerning two bills of exchange dated 18 August 1853 drawn by Arondel on Baudelaire, the first for 10,000 francs and the other for 4,900 francs, probably corresponding to interest at usurious rates that were constantly renewed. These drafts were endorsed in July 1862 by Raymond Matigny who charged the bailiff Charles Forest to recover the sum. The latter went to the "domicile" of the poet, namely the Hotel de Dieppe in Amsterdam Street, to learn that Mr. Ch. Baudelaire-Dufaÿs, who was currently out, had not paid any funds to pay the said effects (...).