Letter of Eugene Lee-Hamilton to Matilda Paget

Letter of Eugene Lee-Hamilton to Matilda Paget - May 28, 1871

Authors : Lee-Hamilton, Eugene

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LanguageEnglish

SourceVernon Lee Archive, Miller Library, Colby College, ME

Kind of documentAutograph letter (signed)

FormatPaper; 3 pages

MediumPaper

General condition of the documentPoor condition

Document locationVernon Lee Archive, Miller Library, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA

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Lee-Hamilton, Eugene, Letter of Eugene Lee-Hamilton to Matilda Paget - May 28, 1871, 1871-05-28. Project EMAN, Holographical-Lee, Sophie Geoffroy, University of La Réunion & Institut des textes et manuscrits modernes, CNRS-ENS. Consulted on 2024/12/27 on the EMAN platform : https://eman-archives.org/HoL/items/show/1941

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Amb. d’Ang.

17 Rue des Reservoirs

Versailles

May 28 . 71

Sunday evening

My little darling,

I have only just time to dash thee off a line to save the Post. This morning while dressing I received a Telegram from Alfred Turner, saying the Fort of Ivry had blown up and that he was horribly anxious as to the fate of the Maison de Santé in which his brother and uncle are. So I immediately, with Lord Lyons’ concurrence hired a carriage, after procuring the necessary safe conduct, and drove across country to Ivry. I am happy to say I found the Maison de Santé uninjured, and saw both patients who were quite well. The drive there and back lasted about six or seven hours, all along the position held by the Prussians during the Siege, and through one shattered village after the other. The destruction is indescribable. All the houses of all the villages being reduced to the condition of the Palace of the Caesars à peu près. Every wall is loopholed, and german inscriptions in chalk on all the doors. I have no time to write more to say. I fear this will reach Rome after thy departure.

A thousand loves

Thy E.

I telegraphed of course result of my visit to Mr Turner

Author (s) of the transcriptGeoffroy, Sophie

Auteur transcriptionGeoffroy, Sophie

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Date1871-05-28

LiTypeAutograph Letter (Signed)

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Document: Vernon Lee Archive, Miller Library, Colby College, Maine, USA
Record: Holographical-Lee, Sophie Geoffroy, Université de La Réunion & Projet EMAN (Thalim, ENS-CNRS-Sorbonne nouvelle). Licence Creative Commons Attribution – Share alike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0 FR)

PublisherProject EMAN, Holographical-Lee, Sophie Geoffroy, University of La Réunion & Institut des textes et manuscrits modernes, CNRS-ENS

PublicationUnpublished

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RecipientPaget, Matilda

CoverageVersailles, France

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Record created by Sophie Geoffroy Record created on 08/07/2021 Latest modification 10/10/2021