Lettre de Charlotte, l'imperatrice du Mexique, à Felix Eloin, ca. 1864 [Digital Version]

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Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927, Lettre de Charlotte, l'imperatrice du Mexique, à Felix Eloin, ca. 1864 (ca. 1864)

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Title: Lettre de Charlotte, l'imperatrice du Mexique, à Felix Eloin, ca. 1864 [Digital Version]
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Author: Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927
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Publication date: 2010-06-07
Identifier: aa00196
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Description: 3 handwritten pages on The Empress's royal letterhead. Marked "3" in blue pencil on upper right hand corner of pg. 1. Begins "Monsieur Eloin, L'Empereur me charge de vous dire …"
Source(s): Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927, Lettre de Charlotte, l'imperatrice du Mexique, à Felix Eloin, ca. 1864 (ca. 1864)
Source Identifier: Charlotte and Maximilian collection, 1846-1927, MS 356, Box 1 folder 2 item 3, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
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Languages used in the text: French
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Keywords: Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
  • Correspondence
Keywords: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  • Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927--Correspondence
  • Eloin, E. J. Felix, 1819-1888--Correspondence
  • Royal households--Mexico
  • Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867--Health
  • Bombelles, Karl, Count
  • Tecpan de Galeana (Mexico)
  • Mexico--Politics and government--19th century
  • Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927--Authorship
  • L'indépendance belge
  • L'indépendance belge internationale
Keywords: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  • Mexico (nation)

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Monsieur Eloin,



L’Empereur me charge de
vous dire : “qu’il désire que
“les différentes personnes qui
“en sont chargées achèvent com-
“plètementRegularized:complètement la loi organique,
“pendant son indisposition,
“afin qu’elle n’ait plus besoin
“que d’une séance terminatoire.”
L’Empereur ajoute : “qu’il
“serait bien de mettre dans
“les journaux qu’il souffre
“d’une forte grippe.”
Il désirerait aussi lire demain
les statuts des ordres, demandez-
en des nouvelles à Bombelles et

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voyez si l’on ne pourrait
pas me les envoyer demain,
quitte à les mettre au net
après. Bombelles n’aurait
qu’à mettre toutes ses idées
sur le papier et le mieux
serait si ce travail est
suffisamment avancé qu’il
l’apportât lui-même.

C.Charlotte



P.S. Mes deux fameux
articles du mois de Novembre,
ont paru l’un dans l’Indé-
pendanceRegularized:l'Indépendance l’autre dans
l’International sans beaucoup

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de modifications. Veuillez
savoir de Loysel quand il
me rendra la liste des décorés.
et répondra à diverses demandes
que j’ai remises par écrit
dans le temps à ScherzenlehnerRegularized:Schertzenlechner .
Avez-vous distribué les croix
à Clary et Garein ?
Quelle est la situation relative
au Tecpan ??
Je remis à l’instant un
exemplaire de ma brochure,
pourquoi n’est il pas cousu,
abîmé et non imprimé sur
les deux côtés de la page ? Il
y a de plus des taches.

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Rice University
Date: 2010-06-07
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