BEAUHARNAIS

saying that it is “indeed very kind, my dear child, to have thought of a godmother whom you have not seen for so many years and whom, at your age, you might have forgotten. I am delighted that you have made a marriage that pleases both your parents and yourself, and which seems likely to keep you close to your family. The hope you give me of coming to this country fills me with great joy, and I shall be delighted to welcome here the daughter of someone for whom I have a sincere affection. Believe me, dear child, in the very tender affection I shall have for you all my life, and preserve for me the friendship I deserve in return for all the friendship I have devoted to you...”, 2 sides 8vo., Mannheim, 26th January no year