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Autograph letter signed with initials : Claremont, England, to her grandson the Duc d'Alençon, 1866 Feb. 17.

BIB_ID
306534
Accession number
MA 2889.119
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1866 Feb. 17.
Credit line
Purchased, 1970.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 20.4 cm + envelope
Notes
Labeled "No. 2" by Marie-Amélie.
Letter and envelope are stamped "Nemours Vendome."
Mourning envelope addressed to "Duc d'Alençon."
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.
Written on mourning paper.
Provenance
Purchased on the Fellows Fund in 1970.
Summary
Thanking him for his letter from Cadiz; imploring God to protect him; informing him that his relatives are well; saying that they are awaiting a response from Lisbon in reference to Pierre; discussing Belgium and Spain.