BIB_ID
300851
Accession number
MA 2888.18
Creator
Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850.
Display Date
1810 June 26.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (13 p.) ; 19.4 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Louis Philippe to his wife, Marie-Amélie, during his 1810 voyage to Spain. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 2888 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased on the Fellows Fund in 1970.
Summary
Sending her two Gazettes de Valence with underlined passages referencing his arrival and her sister; mentioning that he encouraged two Neapolitan noblemen to remain in Spain to serve; telling her about the people of Havana's fondness of him; saying that he prides himself for the reception he had in Cadiz; describing life in besieged Cadiz.
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