VILLARET DE JOYEUSE, Alexis (1788-1873). Set of 5 A.L.S. 1861-1869, to the Duchesse or the Duc de Clermont-Tonnerre.
13 page In-8.

Two beautiful long letters of 4 pages each in 1861 for the Duchess, on the subject of the Count de Chambord's trip to the Orient, followed by three letters on the death of the father of the Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre, on the death of the wife of Count Villaret de Joyeuse and on a note evoking the memories of the father of Count Villaret de Joyeuse at the Ministry of the Navy.

Count Alexis Villaret de Joyeuse is the son of the famous Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (1748-1812), a French vice-admiral in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The letters addressed to the Duchess are as follows:
A.L.S., Cte Villaret de Joyeuse, Frohsdorf, 28 September 1861, to the Duchesse de Clermont-Tonnerre. 4 pages In-8.
A.L.S., Cte Villaret de Joyeuse, Frohsdorf, 27 December 1861, to the Duchesse de Clermont-Tonnerre. 4 pages In-8.

The first letter was written when the Count of Chambord was leaving for the Orient, the second on his return.

The letters addressed to the Duke are as follows:
A.L.S., Cte Villaret de Joyeuse, Versailles, 31 January 1869, to the Duc de Clermont Tonnerre. 2 pages In-8.
A.L.S., Cte Villaret de Joyeuse, Versailles, 17 February 1869, to the Duc de Clermont Tonnerre. 2 pages In-8.
A.L.S., Cte Villaret de Joyeuse, Versailles, 23 July 1869, to the Duc de Clermont Tonnerre. 1 page In-8.