[Manuscript]. WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (1769-18 - Lot 222

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[Manuscript]. WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (1769-18 - Lot 222
[Manuscript]. WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (1769-1852). Napoleon's Victor at Waterloo, LAS, Paris, June 19, 1914, to Baroness de STAËL. 1 p. and 2 lines bi-foil in-8°. In French. With address and red wax seal (broken during the opening). At the very beginning of a warm friendship between Wellington, victorious general, and Germaine de Staël (1766-1817), who had returned from exile in May, and whose salon was one of the most prestigious in Paris. "As I do not wish to tire you, Madame, and as I had promised to go to the opera this evening, I beg you to allow me not to go to your house until between nine and ten instead of eight. I intend to devote myself to you for the whole evening; and I beg you to dispose of me after ten o'clock as you please. [...] "
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