English salonnière and writer (1769-1858). Autograph letter signed. St. Gervais. 8vo. 3¼ pp. on bifolium. With autograph address verso.
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To Eugène de la Rive, her son-in-law, writing that she is glad that his time of agony is over, as his daughter Marie has recovered from her illness. She expresses her belief that there would be no reason for sorrow in the world without happiness, hopes he and his family have settled in Presinge, and advises de la Rive not to interfere with the affairs of the Lausanne villa Denanton, owned by her brother William Haldimand (1784-1862), the director of the Bank of England, who wishes them to stay as long as they need for Marie's full recovery: "Je vous félicite du fond de mon coeur mon cher Eugène de ce que vos angoisses soient passées, et que vous n'avez plus qu'à rendre grace à ce bon Dieu qui à sauvé votre enfant chérie, je partage votre reconnaissance et votre bonheur.