BIB_ID
301849
Accession number
MA 656.114
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1816 Aug. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.9 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
Summary
Offering her condolences on the death of her brother; congratulating her on the birth of her grandchild; discussing the recommendation of a person on her behalf; saying that she and her husband want to keep a low profile in French affairs; telling her about her sojurn in Cheltenham.
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