Anna MOUCHY, Princesse MURAT, Duchesse de MOUCHY. The Duches - Lot 579

Anna MOUCHY, Princesse MURAT, Duchesse de MOUCHY. The Duchesse de MOUCHY was the wife of Juste Marie Léon de Noailles, Duc de MOUCHY, Prince-Duc de Poix, representative of one of the oldest noble families of France, Grand of Spain 1st class, hereditary Grand Cross of the Order of Malta - Letter A.S. from his initials dated 16 (July or August 1870) 4 ½ pages in 8 addressed to a relative. Signed with his initials. It relates his daily life and that of his children: "...the harvest is giving us a bit of worry and I'm much more concerned with it than with the war...My dear eldest is regaining strength and life every day since we've been here, the little one is always well... They'll make their First Communion in this poor little church, near the tomb of my dear mother...The return of Mr de Mouchy will finish the period, he writes me that so far he doesn't feel much the effect of the waters, the season is very contrary to what the doctor tells him... Mr Thiers is there with a large circle..."