BIB_ID
426597
Accession number
MA 4729.24
Creator
Dehay, Timothée, 1794-1851, sender.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1829 September 17.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Frances K. Clark, 1992.
Description
1 item (2 pages, with address) ; 26.2 x 20.6 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Monsieur / Monsieur Washington Irving / Secretaire de l'Ambassade / Américaine à Londres."
Written on letterhead stationery printed "Librarire / de / Timothée Dehay / Rue Neuve des Beaux-Arts ... Paris, le ... 18."
Postmarked.
Docketed in ink on address panel "Prince Dolgorouki."
Partial wax seal.
Part of a collection of 22 letters from Dolgorouki to Washington Irving between 1828 and 1844 as MA 4729.1-25, includes 3 letters from Bolviller, Dehay, and Mr. Gessler. See related records for more information.
Written on letterhead stationery printed "Librarire / de / Timothée Dehay / Rue Neuve des Beaux-Arts ... Paris, le ... 18."
Postmarked.
Docketed in ink on address panel "Prince Dolgorouki."
Partial wax seal.
Part of a collection of 22 letters from Dolgorouki to Washington Irving between 1828 and 1844 as MA 4729.1-25, includes 3 letters from Bolviller, Dehay, and Mr. Gessler. See related records for more information.
Provenance
Mrs. Frances K. Clark, descendent of Washington Irving's family.
Summary
Apologizing for not having been able to see Irving, for which he feels guilty and hopes Irving does not blame him. He wanted to arrange a meeting that included (Marc-Antoine) Jullien, editor-in-chief of the Revue encyclopedique, and in order to arrange it, he put off the meeting for a few days. However, the day finally chosen ended up being the day of Irving's departure from Paris. He and Jullien look forward to seeing Irving again in Paris, since he, a publisher, and Jullien, an enlightened critic, have both contributed to making Irving's talent on the Continent and wish to give him the tribute he deserves.
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