BIB_ID
303554
Accession number
MA 303.29
Creator
Mercy-Argenteau, Florimond-Claude, comte de, 1727-1794.
Display Date
1793 Jan. 29.
Credit line
Purchased from Countess Mercy-Argenteau, 1904.
Description
1 item (7 p.) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of autograph letters to the Comte de La Marck. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased from Countess Mercy-Argenteau through Goldthwaite in 1904.
Summary
Wondering if the “assassination” of Louis XVI could have been prevented by the coalition; discussing at length how to save Marie-Antoinette; saying that he wants to help Mr. Jarry [François Jarry de la Vilette]; mentioning that he will submit a memo to Vienna and Prussia, written by the latter; telling him about the coalition armies.
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