LOUIS XVIII, Louis-Stanislas-Xavier de France, (1755-1824)
Autograph letter signed “Louis Stanislas Xavier” to a Monsieur
Hamm [in Wesphalie, near Dortmund], 31st October 1793
“The part which to share with my rightful pain”
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LOUIS XVIII, Louis-Stanislas-Xavier de France, (1755-1824)
Autograph letter signed “Louis Stanislas Xavier” to a Monsieur
Hamm [in Wesphalie, near Dortmund], 31st October 1793
1 page in-12, oblong format on wove paper (8 x 9,5cm)
Future King Louis XVIII expresses his pain about the death of his sister in law Marie-Antoinette, guillotined two weeks earlier.
“Je n’ai jamais douté de vos sentiments, Monsieur, mais leur expression ne m’en fait pas moins de plaisir et je suis fort sensible à la part que vous prenez à ma juste douleur.
Soyez persuadé, Monsieur, de tous mes sentiments pour vous
Louis Stanislas Xavier”
Scarce letter from Louis XVIII during the Revolutionary time. Beautiful signature.