DEVAINES Jean (1733-1803) publiciste et administrateur [AF 1803, 36e f]. autograph MANUSCRIT, 5 L.A.S. and 2 L.S. "DeVaines", Paris 1771-1803; 12 pages of various sizes, one headed Conseil d'Etat. Analysis and criticism, at Suard's request, of Malvina de Sophie COTTIN [for whom Devaines would have committed suicide]: "the style has color, elegance, clarity, but one meets embarrassed sentences, inaccurate constructions, locutions of soil []: Mde ** knows how to write too well not to work to be simple". January 16, 1771, explaining the prohibition of the circulation on the new boulevards of the carts, which must use the paved streets April 12, 1773, to his friend NARDOT, about the nephew of Mr. Bruté. April 18, 1776, to the countess of MAULDE, sending the price of her diamond "taken in the confiscation of the goods of Mr. De Lally" December 26, 1792, to a colleague, about "the final arrangement with the council Penthievre, what would become of the affair if the decree had not been brought back and that Mr. de Penthievre would have been forced to leave" 29 messidor IX (18 July 1801), recommending to a minister for a position of stockbroker the citizen JOUBERTON, "very intelligent and commendable by the sacrifice that he made of a part of his fortune to satisfy commitments which he could have evaded by following many examples" Etc. 2 P.S., 1792 and [1802]; plus 2 P.S. or L.S. from his son (Turin 1813 and Nevers 1817).