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Autograph letter signed : Palerme, to [la baronne de Mandell], 1809 Aug. 30.

BIB_ID
301806
Accession number
MA 656.84
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1809 Aug. 30.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 21.4 cm
Notes
Labeled "No. 6" by Marie-Amélie.
Part of a large collection of letters from Queen Marie-Amélie to her former governess la baronne de Mandell. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
Summary
Telling her how pleased she was to receive her letters and to find out that she was reunited with her son Charles; saying that her mother is in fairly good health and benefited from sea baths; discussing at length news about the rest of her family and her social circle.