Caprivi, Leo Graf von, succeeded Bismarck as the second German Chancellor of the Reich (1831-1899). Eigh. Letter m. U. "v Caprivi, Obslt". 2 p. Double leaf. Gr. 8vo. Troyes (France) 4.VI.1871. As a lieutenant colonel to a writer who sent him a book with a thank - you letter. "... I would like to say my most binding thanks to you and I will gladly use the next must to enjoy your literary work. Sr. Excellency, I have sent your recommendations to the commander General. You think you have cause to be grateful to me and overestimate my achievements and effects on your skill. I've only done what was my job. But if you still want to receive me a benevolent souvenir, I will be grateful to you ...". Orders recommendations to the wife of the addressee with "the wish that you may please yourself in Cöln". - The meritorious Bismarck opponent Caprivi, who is popular in Germany and abroad, could only hold on as Reich Chancellor for 4 years, then he was released from the emperor after many attacks by his political opponents.