Identity area
Reference code
Carrighan/Box 2/3-4/34
Unique identifier
GB 275 Carrighan/Box 2/3-4/34
Title
Autograph letter, signed, in French, from Frederic Maurice, Paris
Date(s)
- 7 September 1820 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p Manuscript paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1781-1845)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Was worried about lack of communication, especially due to the trouble there has been in Sicily where AJC had told him he would be. Gives thanks for the books AJC has recently sent and asks for payment details. Mentions Lord Spenser's recent cruel loss. Discusses a visit to Normandy he will shortly be making and waxes lyrical about Cherbourg. Also discusses in amused tones the fact that he will be a grandfather in the near future. Notes his poor health and that of his wife, and also mentions his son's education and his future prospects, hoping he will follow in the footsteps of Humboldt. Discusses Paris theatre and compares it to the current political and social climate.