Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed with initials : Bougival, to Madame Montgolfier, 1821 [Sept. 3 or 30].

BIB_ID
286843
Accession number
MA 861.33
Creator
Boissy d'Anglas, François Antoine, Comte de, 1756-1826.
Display Date
1821 [Sept. 3 or 30].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of 50 autograph letters signed and 2 prints. Items in the collection are described in 52 individual records (MA 861.1-52).
The date is not clear and may read Sept. 3 or Sept. 30.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1912.
Summary
Informing her that he has been tired as a result of the hot weather and his affairs in Paris; discussing at length the Loiret; saying that it is not the beauty of a region that attracts and retains people but the attentions and feelings found in it; stating that only the British would prefer beautiful sites over society.