Act of foundation of the Polish Literary Society of Dijon. (Cote-d'Or). [Dijon 1845]

Act of foundation of the Polish Literary Society of Dijon. (Cote-d'Or). [Dijon 1845].
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Print 1 pp. 27.6 cm. Soiling, tears and loss of margins.

Articles of incorporation of the Polish Literary Society of Dijon, established on the anniversary of the November Uprising, November 29, 1845. The purpose of the society was: "to purchase Polish or French diaries and books treating of Poland, or written by a Pole in any subject or language, to commune them to the members of the Society for reading [...], to care for the welfare of fellow-countrymen, to spread the reputation of Poles with talents, to endeavor earnestly to preserve with the French the most praiseworthy opinion of Polish Emigrants [...]."

Among the founders of the Society listed: Grabowski Alexander, Guzowski Franciszek, Malinowski Jakób, Jabłoński Ludwik, Modliński Józef, Jeżewski Leon Kazimierz, Wolicki Leon, Styczyński Tadeusz.

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