Comte d'HOUDETOT. 5 LETTERS: Comte d'HOUDETOT Frédéric-Chris - Lot 493

Comte d'HOUDETOT. 5 LETTERS: Comte d'HOUDETOT Frédéric-Christophe, (Paris 1778 - 1859) Pair de France - 3 Letters A.S. of 7 pages in-8° of 1846 / 49 - 1) to Comte DUCHATEL Minister, about a project of subscription - 2) to M. Couder member of the institute: He sends his servant to look for a stop. - 3) Despairing news of his sick niece + 2 letters from his brother Adolphe, Vicomte d'HOUDETOT (Le Havre 1799 - 1869) Writer - inventor of the mooring gun, became Receiver of Finances in Le Havre, where he prepared the escape of Louis-Philippe and Marie Amélie. Letter A. S. le Havre July 4, 1862: "Sir, I neglected to watch for the renewal of my subscription to your charming and useful publication La vie à la Campagne. Please be so kind as to draw on me each year without further notice..." and to a General, (good text) on the situation of the Regiment "... several men... are not very handsome... The ones I've had here are generally superb. It seems that some of the Regiment's officers have taken the liberty of writing directly to Lieutenant-General LAURISTON for their leave... Mrs Cluseret and La Farre had a pistol fight...".