Letter from Anthony Béraud (1792-1860) to Hugo

Scope and Content

Autograph letter of congratulations to Hugo from Béraud and his wife on Hugo's election by 87,000 votes to the Assemblée Constituante.

Marked 'r' (répondu) in Hugo's hand.

Béraud was a veteran of the Imperial army. After Waterloo he became a poet and a successful playwright, and notably directed the Théâtre de l'Ambigu (1840-9).