MALLET (Jules). 1789-1866. Brother of James Mallet, husband - Lot 159

MALLET (Jules). 1789-1866. Brother of James Mallet, husband of Emilie Oberkampf, banker, co-founder of Chemin de fer du Nord with James Rotschild. Correspondence to his brother James Malet. August-December 1815. 9 l.a.s., mostly addressed on verso. FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND POLITICAL EVENTS UNDER THE FIRST RESTAURATION; news of the Oberkampf family; about the visit of the Prince de Léon, delighted to be appointed officer of the King's Musketeers and recommending James to see Fernand in London, who will soon be with the Duc de Berry; satisfaction of Raoul (de Montmorency) who will be attached to the Duc d'O** (Orléans); small matter with Ouvrard, shipment of samples (de Jouy?) by Jennings, resumption of trade: "We are told today that the prohibition of all foreign manufactured goods has been decided, this will do us a great deal of good (...)"; on the occupation of foreign troops in the vicinity of Jouy, the festivities given in honor of the King at Versailles: "The festivities were very beautiful, nothing was missing, there were even too many people; the order that reigned there is a credit to the people who were in charge (...)"; on the wife of the Prefect of Jouy, on the festivities given in honor of the King at Versailles: "The festivities were very beautiful, nothing was missing, there were even too many people; the order that reigned there is a credit to the people who were in charge (...)".)"; about the prefect's wife, who did not play her part well with the distinguished guests; opinions on various press articles, including a caricature of the king that made the rounds of the capital, evoking the curious case of Mme Normond's poisoning; mentions of horse races, hunting parties, balls given at Versailles, news of their entourages and of the Feray, de Léon, Montmorency, Viel-Castel, Rohan, Laval and Lariboisière families, etc. ATTACHED a letter from Baroness Mallet (Anne-Julie HOUËL, 1761-1849, mother of James Mallet), August 1814. JOINT 2 letters from Madame de Chougny (Marthe-Henriette HOUËL, 1769-1829, aunt of James Mallet), congratulating him on his decoration, August 1814. ATTACHED a manuscript "Diary written in 1815" by Baroness Mallet (12-2 pp. in-4); detailed memoirs written since June 13; after Waterloo (battle of Ligny), "Bonaparte, seeing all lost, fled like a coward and arrived in Paris on the night of the 21st. The Chambers met to ask him to abdicate (...). On troop movements around Paris, looting by the Prussians, concern over the Jouy factories said to have been set on fire, rumors of Marie-Louise's return; Louis XVIII's proclamation, defense of the National Guard at the gates of the Capital, requisition of lodgings, having to house an English general and his aide-de-camp who, by chance, is an acquaintance of the Mallet family, etc. ATTACHED 7 letters from Jules to his wife Emilie OBERKAMPF, 1821 and 1826-1827. Family correspondence on raising children; response to his trip to Grenoble and Geneva, on visiting the Camille Perrier family and the Château de Coppée; details of his trip to Dieppe in 1827 (visit to Vieil-Castel, sea bathing, ball with the Duchesse de Berry). ATTACHED 7 letters from Jules and Emilie to his sister Laure OBERKAMPF. 1822, RELATION DE SON VOYAGE EN BELGIQUE, with a picturesque description of Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp. JOINT le carnet de voyage du jeune Charles Mallet (1815-1902), with several sketches (76 pp. broché in-12). ATTACHED "Recueil de vers et de morceaux de Prose commencé par Charles Mallet. February 20, 1826." In-8 square, red half-maroquin with corners. ATTACHED 4 letters from Charles Mallet to his brother Henri.