CAMPAN Jeanne-Louise Genet dite Madame (1752-1822) - Lot 30

CAMPAN Jeanne-Louise Genet dite Madame (1752-1822) Reader to Mesdames filles de Louis XV, secretary and confidante to Marie-Antoinette, teacher and pedagogue, directed the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'Honneur in Ecouen. L.A.S. Ecouen, April 29, 1813. 3 pp. bifeuillet in-4. This letter contains severe remarks on Lacretelle's memoirs, whose talents she admires: "[...] But everything that may be useful for accuracy, in such an important work, must be communicated to its author. For example, it was said in my presence at the home of a very great lord, that M. de Choiseul-Gouffier had the original of the letter of exile sent by Louis XV to M. le Duc de Choiseul, and that the one printed by M. de Lacretelle was based on a copy found which had been circulating in the world at the time. These criticisms are made in society without any leniency when the author is not there, and I find that the concern for similar remarks is a tribute rather than a criticism [...]". About Madame Campan's son: "He has made room for a prefect who has just been replaced by the Emperor. However, he is twenty-nine years old and has a well-rounded character, a lot of education, wit and a conciliatory spirit. In Toulouse, he appealed to all classes of society. He has received the highest marks (sic) from the Duc de Rovigo, Minister of General Police, for his work as Special Commissioner. It has been more than three years since he worked under the orders of Cte de M* [...]. The Emperor assured him that his son would soon be promoted [...]". She concludes by referring to Mme de Cambise, who lost her sister