[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Group of 7 Autograph Letter Signed or LS, 4 from M. Chantal,
in the Comptroller's office at Huis ten Bosch, 2 from his colleague Heer v. Kerkhoff, addressed to M. de Sénégra, the King's Master of the Household currently in Paris, and 1 from M. Mésangère, probably to a colleague who has accompanied Sénégra, there is no news about the Household ('le Service') except that M. Suberbie has not come back from Het Loo with the documents needed for "the Commission" (apparently the Auditors) (2nd June 1807), "M. Mésangère not having fulfiled his promise I have put everything in order, both to satisfy the suppliers and to be in a position to close the account for May", the Commission have examined Mésangère's books and cash, but "no doubt believing that they were not authorized to work with an employee" have not made a finding, the Household debt is now over a million florins, he has drawn up the accounts for their Majesties' visits to Wiesbaden and the Queen's to Mainz, and encloses the current plans [not present] of architect Thibault for redesigning the interior of Huis ten Bosch (13th June 1807), in the next letters the items to be authorized by Sénégra keep piling up, Kerkhoff stands in for Chantal who has a fever, and discusses the case of the Royal Domains in what was Prussian East Friesland, Chantal explains why the Household expenses are up in spite of their Majesties' absence, being brought forward from May, finally there is the letter from Mésangère whose social life is clearly taking over, spending part of every day with the Vanderhoffs and their talented daughter, he compliments his correspondent on being able to mix pleasure and business in Paris, and ends with a complicated story of money being held for his account in the Treasury but not all available as cash, "What impertinence!" (23rd June 1807), together 16 sides 4to., The Hague, 2nd - 30th June
margins of letter of 30th June trimmed, barely touching two letters at top
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52085
£425
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LOUIS II
(1870-1949, from 1922 Reigning Prince of Monaco)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Monsieur', in French with translation,
saying he has "already travelled several times (notably to Lisbon) under the assumed name of Villeneuve", asking him to put that name "on the letter in question" but to send it under cover of his own "to 10 Avenue du Trocadéro ... given that it will be Prince Albert [his father] who will be receiving it", 1 side 8vo., no place, 25th May
Item Date:
1906
Stock No:
19316
£225
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[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia) & his daughter Princess VICTORIA (1863-1950, Marchioness of Milford Haven)]
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Southwell Bros.,
showing the Duke standing behind Princess Alice holding the baby Princess Victoria on her knee, 4¼” x 2½”, no place, June
Item Date:
1864
Stock No:
25467
£225
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[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned Albumen carte de visite photo by John Jabez MAYALL
(1813-1901, Photographers) showing him full length in informal dress with a hat and cane, standing with a balustrade behind him and a plinth and drapery beside him, 4¼” x 2½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1861
Stock No:
41998
£175
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THE COMTE DE PARIS WRITES TO AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GENERAL
LOUIS PHILIPPE
(Louis-Philippe Albert of Orléans, Comte de Paris, 1838-1894, grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French)
Autograph Letter Signed to “My dear General”
saying that he had gone “to present my respects to Mrs Smith and to see you yesterday just at the time you went to Richmond. I regretted it very much and being very anxious to see you before you leave England I write this note to you to ask you to come with Mrs Smith to dine with us tomorrow... Being in deep mourning we are quite alone, therefore it is a country dinner quite ‘sans cérémoniè’. You may easily come down by rail and return in the evening as York house is within five hundred yards of Twickenham Station... I understand that you leave London Thursday...”, 3 sides 8vo., York House, Twickenham, 8th May
Item Date:
1866
Stock No:
43474
£175
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