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Autograph letter signed with a paraph : Tunbridge Wells, England, to her grandson the Duc d'Alençon, 1865 Aug. 8.

BIB_ID
306503
Accession number
MA 2889.109
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1865 Aug. 8.
Credit line
Purchased, 1970.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.4 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope addressed "Pour mon petit fils Ferdinand."
Letter and envelope are stamped "Nemours Vendome."
Part of a large collection of letters from Queen Marie-Amélie to her grandson the Duc d'Alençon. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased on the Fellows Fund in 1970.
Summary
Explaining why she did not write to his father [Louis d'Orléans] yesterday; saying that she is awaiting news from Italy; reporting on their acquaintances.