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Autograph letter signed with a paraph : Claremont, England, [to her grandson the Duc d'Alençon], 1865 Oct. 27.

BIB_ID
306505
Accession number
MA 2889.110
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1865 Oct. 27.
Credit line
Purchased, 1970.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Dated "27 8bre 1865."
Labeled "No. 1" by Marie-Amélie.
Letter is 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
Wishing that she could see him; telling him about life in Claremont since his departure; saying that she is worried for him and that she will implore God for his protection; sending news of his relatives.