Autograph letter signed : Paris, to her nephew, Lucien-Louis-Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1868 Dec. 31.

Record ID: 
295655
Accession number: 
MA 892.2
Author: 
Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920.
Date: 
1868 Dec. 31.
Credit: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description: 
1 item (3 p.) ; 20.5 cm + envelope
Notes: 

Part of a collection of 32 letters from Empress Eugénie to Lucien-Louis-Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte. Letters are described in individual records (MA 892.1-32).
With Tuileries, a double E, and a crown embossed at the top of the page.

Summary: 

Acknowledging that she and Louis received the letters he sent them for New Year's; informing him that Louis is busy and will reply at the soonest opportunity; telling him that she appreciates receiving news about the Pope [Pius IX] and wishes his Holiness good health; recommending to him the bearer of this letter who comes from the Maison des Loges.