BIB_ID
301811
Accession number
MA 656.89
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1802 Oct. 8.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.1 cm
Notes
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.
Written on mourning paper.
Written on mourning paper.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
Summary
Wishing that she would receive news from Barcelona; discussing seasickness; saying that they are enjoying their stay in Portici; telling her about her activities; mentioning reading Cervantes' Don Quixote.
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