BIB_ID
285945
Accession number
MA 4387.5
Creator
Richelieu, Armand Chapelle, duc de, 1875-1952.
Display Date
1915 Dec. 9-10.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund; special gift of Louise Melhado, 1986.
Description
1 item (17 p.) ; 27 and 21.7 cm
Notes
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).
Several drafts of the same letter, one marked "copy."
Several drafts of the same letter, one marked "copy."
Summary
Telling her that her last letter grieved him so much that he has not been able to answer it until now; expressing indignation at her accusation that he is "not doing all [he is] able to do" in the war; mentioning that his health is "shattered" and medical examiners have told him he "could be of no use in the army"; noting that he is "compelled to lead the life of an invalid."
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