Letter from Édouard Manet, Paris, to Suzanne Manet, 1870 October 16 : autograph manuscript signed.

Writing of how difficult it is to be separated from her for such a long time; referring to assistance he hopes will come from "la province"; describing the fighting in the city; mentioning that he has had something wrong with his feet for the past two days and has stayed at home; sending news of her brothers Ferdinand and Rudolph and of his brother Eugène; saying that Jules may have sent them newspapers from Bordeaux; adding that they finally received some news that morning, but it was bad news; sending affectionate greetings to her and to his mother, Eugénie.