BIB_ID
430201
Accession number
MA 14300.31
Creator
Bowers, Eleanor, sender.
Display Date
Hannover, Germany, 1854 July 24.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 20.6 x 13.4 cm
Notes
Written from "10 Friedrich Strasse."
Marie Blaze de Bury gave birth to her second daughter, Fernande, in 1854.
Marie Blaze de Bury gave birth to her second daughter, Fernande, in 1854.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Inviting her to come and stay with her in Hanover if she is able to travel (a reference to Madame Blaze de Bury's pregnancy of that year), regretting that she is not able to accommodate her husband (Henri Blaze de Bury), stating that she is a good nurse and asking if she could bring her daughter Yetta with her, adding that she is expecting her son's wife to visit with her grandson, "and we shall all be a very happy colony I assure you, so make up your mind to come as soon as you can make some arrangements"; describing her social life in Hannover and the local concerts, which have included performances by Clara Schumann, Jenny Lind, and Mlle. Wagner.
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