BIB_ID
285943
Accession number
MA 4387.4
Creator
Richelieu, Armand Chapelle, duc de, 1875-1952.
Display Date
1914 Mar. 5.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund; special gift of Louise Melhado, 1986.
Description
1 item (9 p.) ; 25.2 cm + 2 envelopes.
Notes
Both envelopes have dated notes in Armand's hand. One envelope matches the date of this letter, and the other is dated 15 Jan. 1914.
Part of a collection of 33 autograph letters and one receipt. Items in the collection are described in 34 individual records (MA 4387.1-34).
This is likely a draft of the letter; there are three versions of p. 5.
Part of a collection of 33 autograph letters and one receipt. Items in the collection are described in 34 individual records (MA 4387.1-34).
This is likely a draft of the letter; there are three versions of p. 5.
Summary
Alluding to a misunderstanding between them; telling his mother that he feels he has "had very little of those ... kindnesses which are the life and meaning of a family"; informing her that he wants to set the record straight because he feels she is unjust in accusing him of ingratitude; complaining that she did not make enough effort to secure his social position in his childhood; noting that the American papers slander him because she left her husband and Monaco; accusing her of saying bad things about his new wife; asking her not to speak of him or his wife to others; expressing his wish that "some day [she] may see reality as others see it."
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