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Autograph letter signed "Mother" : Claridges [London], to her son Armand, duc de Richelieu, 1915 Dec. 15.

BIB_ID
285946
Accession number
MA 4387.6
Creator
Alice, Princess of Monaco, 1858-1925.
Display Date
1915 Dec. 15.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund; special gift of Louise Melhado, 1986.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 25.3 cm + envelope
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).
Written on mourning stationery with "Alice" and a crown in the upper left corner; envelope has postmarks, stamps, and seal.
Summary
Chiding him for waiting four months to answer her letter; telling him she is grieved to hear about his poor health and asking what is wrong with him; mentioning that she is giving money to help wounded children and soldiers; discussing the "ghastly war."