DUMAS

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DUMAS
DUMAS (Alexander, father). Signed autograph manuscript entitled "Mr. Mis Afflitto Prefect of Naples". January 1863]; 4 pages in-4 on blue paper. Dumas here formulates a vigorous defense in favor of the Marquis d'Afflito, recently appointed Prefect of Naples. This article will appear in the Neapolitan newspaper edited by Alexandre Dumas, January 7, 1863, under the title: "Il Sig. Marchese d'Afflitto Prefetto di Napoli". "Usually a public official is attacked when he has given evidence of ill will, negligence or incapacity" []. This is not so in Naples - before he left Genoa, where he was prefect and where we have heard the praise of the public and private man - the press of Naples attacks the man and incriminates the ministry that sent him [] "We do not have the honour of knowing Mr. Marquis d'Afflitto we have never seen him we will probably never see him but we believe it is our duty and above all our conscience to protest against premature attacks that nothing justifies and that a lack of patriotism alone directs. Let's see Mr. Marquis d'Afflitto at work " [].
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