General Mériage. 50 L.A.S. to his wife Esther... - Lot 351 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

General Mériage. 50 L.A.S. to his wife Esther Gibert. Château de la Maisonfort, Carcassonne, Niocé, Paris, Clermont, Moulins, Lyon, Vierzon, Bourges and Vire, 1816-1827. 112 pp. in-4 and in-8. 2 letters are damaged. Addresses on the back with postal marks. Under the Restoration, General Mériage held the position of infantry inspector; but he mainly occupied his time with the management of his château de la Maisonfort, his estate and its woods. Long correspondence covering the last part of his life, reflecting his peaceful life, with his family, at the château de la Maisonfort. "I am busy here planting, stirring the land, arranging; nature is brilliant at the moment, the vegetation, the flowers offer a glimpse that attaches and pleases, a few more days and winter will have disappeared. The harvests have the most magnificent appearance, we wait for the heat to see them develop, we have woods exploited, the hay sells very well, unfortunately two foals and a mare died. Your room has been repaired, the curtains have just been replaced, it would certainly be more pleasant to have curtains for the third crossbreeding if you had enough money []". He details the results of the harvests, tells of the visit of Count Doynel de Quincy to whom he tries to sell the castle, and so on.