MALLET (Adolphe-Jacques dit James). 1787-1868. Banker, succe - Lot 160

MALLET (Adolphe-Jacques dit James). 1787-1868. Banker, successor to his father as Regent of the Banque de France in 1827, Gentleman of the King's Chamber under the Restoration, husband of Laure Oberkampf. CORRESPONDENCE TO JULES MALLET HIS BROTHER. 1817-1862. 45 l.a.s. Family correspondence and miscellaneous news; on the purchase of horses and that of Chateaubriand: "I tried out M. de Chateaubriand's horse in the carriage this morning and took it as far as the Ourcq canal (...). "; on Grouchy's new promotion; trip to Cauteret and Dieppe; news at the time of the July Days of 1830, his wife having taken refuge in Enghien; IMPORTANT RELATION EVOQUING VARIOUS REAL ESTATE AFFAIRS AND THE INSTALLATION OF BOUTIQUES IN THE GALERIES COUVERTES DE PARIS, on economics with Egypt, on the Maison Couderc et Schert of Lyon, etc. Encloses miscellaneous business from Jules. Report on his trip to Italy during the Second Empire. Mention of the Greffulhe, Bauffremont, Rothschild, Bourmont, Excelmans, Meaupou, Beugnot, Bontems, Péan de St-Gilles, Duchesse de Dino, the Ferays, etc. families. CORRESPONDENCE TO HIS WIFE LAURE OBERKAMPF. 1818-1840. 23 l.a.s. in-8. Family correspondence, often concerning his brother Jules and sister-in-law Emilie Oberkampf, the health and education of their children, especially Alphonse. INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP DURING THE REVOLUTION OF JULY 1830; "(...) Some bodies (of the Guard) refuse to continue firing, the Guard itself is tired of the resistance it meets (...). All is calm now. (...). We went to the college this morning, Champlouis and I, in Mama's carriage. The barricades forced us to abandon it on the new boulevard (...) We were obliged to cross a thousand barricades and pass through people heated by wine and battle. We saw unfortunate people dead or wounded. We were obliged to leave our carriage on rue de la ferme des Mathurins at our marshal's, and returned on foot (...). The proclamation of the Duc d'Orléans has been brought to me, and I will try to obtain it and send it to you (...). There has been much misfortune, but at least the victor has not sullied his victory and the prisoners have been respected (...)". Mortemart has been appointed head of the Ministry; he has sent for Alphonse and Charles, and there are still a few rifle shots; details of the abdication of the King and the Dauphin in favor of the Duke of Bordeaux, etc....