JEAN, duc de Guise, prince d'Orléans (1874-1940)

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JEAN, duc de Guise, prince d'Orléans (1874-1940)
Set of 72 L.A.S. and C.A.S.: "Jean", addressed to Countess Xavier Villeneuve-Bargemont, née Yvonne Laffleur de Kermaingant (1873-1967), lady-in-waiting of the Duchess of Guise, dating from 1921 to 1946, various formats, some on letterheads decorated with the arms of France and in the name of the Manoir d'Anjou and Larache. Attached are 3 business cards of the prince with handwritten annotations. Text in French. See illustration on page 88. Text: - August 14, 1921: "Madam, thank you very much for phoning me, I have no mail for Randan where I will go on Wednesday 17 with Queen Amélie by the 1h50. I look forward to seeing you again soon. Please, Madam, accept the tribute of my respectful sentiments." - 12.6.24: "You will be pleased to know that Ita is no longer feeling her... and that Fatty says she is completely recovered and is back on her horse." - 12.6.24: "You will be pleased to know that Ita is no longer feeling her... and that Fatty says she is completely recovered and is back on her horse." - 7.9.24: "Madam, I would like to thank you especially for choosing the charming watch that came to comfort me a little on Thursday at the age of 50. My respectful homage." - Larache, 3.1.27: "My dear Madame, as godfather with Adda of Ita's eldest daughter, I wish to give her the gift she'll like most: a toilet bag from Ferroux. Would you be so kind as to take care of this order. I'll ask you to write to Adda at St. Marcel's to ask her how she wants this case: color - dimensions - contents and where to send it when it's ready." - Larache, 18.3.28: "Just two words, my dear Madam, to warn you that I've just written to Paris to have 200,000 francs paid to the B.T.C. Place Vendôme in anticipation of the Princesses' travel and return. Good news to give you all, big and small, in Larache and Tréport. I am looking forward to seeing you again at the Manoir, in the meantime, I respectfully kiss your hand. Jean" - In Exile, 8.7.30: "I kiss your hands, my dear Madam, t
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