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Autograph letter signed : Trieste, to Baron de Gayl, 1821 Dec. 21.

BIB_ID
298324
Accession number
MA 771.19
Creator
Bohle, Louis, 19th cent.
Display Date
1821 Dec. 21.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.1 cm
Notes
Ernest Gayl was an aide-de-camp to Jerome Bonaparte.
Letter is partially written with invisible ink (probably lemon juice).
Part of a large collection of letters related to Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia; see main record for MA 771 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Imbert in 1911.
Summary
Discussing King Jérôme Bonaparte's financial affairs; asking that he send the silverware as soon as possible. Also discussing Jérôme Bonaparte's Wald property and the Schönau lottery.