Series of 9 Autograph Letters signed, written from Neuchatel to her daughter in Malines [Mechelen],

Dunnewald (Jeanne)

Series of 9 Autograph Letters signed, written from Neuchatel to her daughter in Malines [Mechelen],

Description: 9 letters, each comprising a 4to bifolium, the text occupying a page or two, and the second leaf serving as address panel, in good legible condition, but with some loss (not to text), around seals, &c

Publication Details: 10 October 1781 - 14 January 1788

Notes: A touching series of letters from a mother, living with her mother, sisters, and aunts in Neuchatel, but having some connection with London, and her daughter, living in Mechelen. The first letter is addressed to 'Cher fils [i.e. son-in-law], et tres chere fille', the two evidently just married, staying with the bishop of Mechelen (all the letters are c/o the bishop). The next, dated only a month later, is in response to the news that the husband had died (we do not learn the cause). The third, May 1782, is much happier, congratulating the daughter on the birth of her son. The next few letters ...more

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Price: £900

Subject: History

Published Date: 1788

Stock Number: 61188

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