BIB_ID
301909
Accession number
MA 656.158
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1818 July 18.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 19.6 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
Informing her of the death of her daughter Françoise; discussing the negative outcome of the two affairs she was taking care of on her behalf (the repayment of a debt and the award of the Croix de Saint-Louis to her son Louis]; telling her about her days in the countryside.
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