Baron d'Arlincourt. 24 L.A.S. to his mother... - Lot 334 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

Baron d'Arlincourt. 24 L.A.S. to his mother (Jeanne Gourgon de Précy 1749-1813). Naples (some from Paris), 1809-1813. Some with the letterhead "Mr Charles d'Arlincourt squire of Her Majesty the Queen of the Two Sicilies, Knight of the Royal Order" or "Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Royal Guard Elite Gendarmerie". 69 pp. in-4 and in-8. Some addresses on the back. Kingdom of Naples. His wife is pregnant again and he regrets it. "I will have to separate myself from her so as not to have any more, if it is a fat boy I will console myself, but if it is a girl I will throw her into the sea or I will send her to you in a well-sealed box []. The Queen sent for me to go to Portici by sea []". "We have an extremely joyful and tiring carnival, it's all masked balls and gambling, but I don't have much fun []. My wife goes to the ball a lot and she has a lot of fun, my little ones are doing really well and are really pretty []. The King and Queen love them very much []". He comments on his brother Victor's peregrinations in Spain, discusses the King's departure for Paris, his desire to invest in a property and his steps to achieve this, and relates the events in Naples. "You must know the events that have just taken place in Naples. The Minister of War and the Grand Marshal have just been dismissed and are returning to France. You must believe what a train it has been like here...". He recalls his stay in Paris with Queen Caroline, his various appointments, etc., and the events that took place in Naples. "The Emperor's train is postponed as far as the return on the 10th or 12th of November is concerned, so I presume that there will be no train from Fontainebleau, or if there is, it will be extremely short. On the other hand, H.M. the Queen made me glimpse in a conversation I had the honour of having with her, that on H.M.'s return she might have some very interesting despatches to send to the King, and that it would be me []. On his return to Naples, he said