Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France UNSIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO THE COMTE DE LA LUZERNE, WRITTEN IN THE THIRD PERSON, [ABOUT THE ENVOYS OF TIPU SULTAN] arranging for someone to bring the Indian [envoy] to attend the royal hunt, asking de La Luzerne to make sure this is someone reliable, agreeing that Piveron [de Morlat] would be most suitable, and asking him to act promptly to ensure that Piveron fulfills this commission, rather than [the equerry] de Larbouste, and that horses are found for the guest "le reine prie mr de la luzerne de lui mander, si il a pensé a donner quelqu'un de sure pour conduire demain l'jndien a la chasse, et qui puisse en meme tems assez ce faire entendre de lui, pour empecher qu'il soit cause de quelques accident, il semble que mr de piveron, seroit le meilleure pour cette commission mais il faudroit l'avertire d'avance et prevenir mr de larbouste, pour qu'il ce trouve des chevaux pour lui" 1 page, 8vo (c. 165 x 110mm.), annotated by the recipient ("recu le 14 à sept heures du matin"), no date [probably 1788], some foxing, integral blank laid down on printed stationery of Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, together with a letter by her to Lady Ponsonby, presenting "the original letter of Marie Antoinette" in 1890
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France UNSIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO THE COMTE DE LA LUZERNE, WRITTEN IN THE THIRD PERSON, [ABOUT THE ENVOYS OF TIPU SULTAN] arranging for someone to bring the Indian [envoy] to attend the royal hunt, asking de La Luzerne to make sure this is someone reliable, agreeing that Piveron [de Morlat] would be most suitable, and asking him to act promptly to ensure that Piveron fulfills this commission, rather than [the equerry] de Larbouste, and that horses are found for the guest "le reine prie mr de la luzerne de lui mander, si il a pensé a donner quelqu'un de sure pour conduire demain l'jndien a la chasse, et qui puisse en meme tems assez ce faire entendre de lui, pour empecher qu'il soit cause de quelques accident, il semble que mr de piveron, seroit le meilleure pour cette commission mais il faudroit l'avertire d'avance et prevenir mr de larbouste, pour qu'il ce trouve des chevaux pour lui" 1 page, 8vo (c. 165 x 110mm.), annotated by the recipient ("recu le 14 à sept heures du matin"), no date [probably 1788], some foxing, integral blank laid down on printed stationery of Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, together with a letter by her to Lady Ponsonby, presenting "the original letter of Marie Antoinette" in 1890
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