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Lettre de condoléances rédigée par le duc Étienne Macdonald

Letter

Letter of condolence written by Duke Étienne Macdonald
Date February 16, 1818
Dimensions1 textual record ; 23.6 x 18.6 cm
Origin Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A3.8,1.1
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentIn this letter Étienne Macdonald writes to his recipient about a “grievous loss”  and speaks of “reparations.” Étienne Macdonald, 1st Duke of Taranto (1765-1840), was a lieutenant-general during the French Revolution, marshal of the empire during the First Empire, and duke and peer of France during the Second Restoration.
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.



Immediate source of acquisition: Mr. Renaud (Paris lawyer) in October 1982, under the number D 982.356.1.
Status
Not on view

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