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Autograph letter signed : [on board the Venganza in the coastal waters of Spain], to his wife, Marie-Amélie, 1810 May 29-31.

BIB_ID
300822
Accession number
MA 2888.6
Creator
Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850.
Display Date
1810 May 29-31.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (7 p.) ; 19.4 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Louis Philippe to wife, Marie-Amélie, during his 1810 voyage to Spain. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 2888 for more information.
With the note "p[ou]r toi seule" on p. 1.
Provenance
Purchased on the Fellows Fund in 1970.
Summary
Passionately declaring his love for her; telling her about his longing to hear about their child; discussing their asylum; mentioning getting gifts for a commander; informing her of the progress of his journey towards Spain.