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Autograph letter signed "Mother" : Claridges [London], to her son Armand, duc de Richelieu, 1925 May 5.

BIB_ID
285976
Accession number
MA 4387.27
Creator
Alice, Princess of Monaco, 1858-1925.
Display Date
1925 May 5.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund; special gift of Louise Melhado, 1986.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 25.3 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).
Summary
Mentioning money she paid for his lawsuit but emphasizing that she does not "grudge it" and is happy "to be able to help [him] out of a bother"; worrying that someone will be able to blackmail her or her son if the money to settle the case is paid too soon; discussing the "dismal financial state" of Europe; talking about her friends.