Charles-Louis Chassin (1831–1901) was a French historian who edited the definitive documentary collection on the

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. Chassin viewed the

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favourably, declaring that the Revolution's centenary demonstrated "the legitimacy of the demands of our fathers". Richard Bernstein,
The French Revolution: Right or Wrong?
, ''The New York Times'' (10 July 1988). Upon hearing the news of

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, Chassin wrote a letter to the ''Phare de la Loire'' raising the idea of a memorial medal in Lincoln's honour, which would be sent to

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.Gabor S. Boritt, Mark E. Neely, Jr. and Harold Holzer, 'The European Image of Abraham Lincoln', ''Winterthur Portfolio'' Vol. 21, No. 2/3 (Summer - Autumn, 1986), p. 161. This was to be funded by a subscription of ten centimes and it eventually amassed 40,000 signatures (including those of

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and

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Works

*''Les Elections et les cahiers de Paris en 1789: Documents recueillis, mis en order at annotés'' (Paris, 1888–89), 4 volumes. *''La Préparation de la guerre de Vendée'' (Paris, 1892), 3 volumes. *''Les Pacifications de l'Ouest, 1794-1801'' (Paris, 1896–99), 3 volumes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chassin, Charles-Louis 1831 births 1901 deaths 19th-century French historians