JOINVILLE (François d’Orléans, Prince of). - Lot 239

JOINVILLE (François d’Orléans, Prince of). 1818–1900. Third son of Louis-Philippe. Correspondence with Etienne Allaire. 1866–1891. 12 letters, 30 pages in 8vo and 12mo formats, envelopes. Regarding his article on the Navy, published in 1876 in the *Revue des Deux Mondes*: the prince presents his work to him, “The Navy and Its Budget (…). I promised to deliver the manuscript tomorrow evening to Rue Bonaparte”; Joinville hopes that he will take a copy of part of the proofs and bring the manuscript as is to Buloz. / Buloz sent him back the second proof; “(…) The corrections had been made correctly except for the “t” in “gouvernans” and the “é” in “Georgia,” which the gentlemen on the Revue’s editorial board do not want. I found one or two repetitions that had escaped our notice, and that is all. ” / He asked for a few hours of his time to proofread with Trognon “a short piece that will be in proof form tonight.” / He sought his opinion on an article he wished to submit to the Revue des Deux-Monde, concerning the memoirs of an American general; he comes to this conclusion: “Deep down, I’ve been thinking the whole time about our past and future wars while doing my work (…).” Regarding books belonging to Queen Marie-Amélie, put up for sale as part of the Trognon estate. “(…) We have no desire regarding the Queen’s books, other than—like you—to acquire them at auction. They will be in good hands—yours. As for the papers, Trognon must have corresponded with certain members of your family, both before and after ’48. Were they destroyed on February 24? These are letters that I would like to see removed from the public domain or destroyed. That is my only wish (…).” / Thanking him for handling the disposal of Trognon’s correspondence. “All the arrangements you propose are perfect, and I am happy to see the Queen’s letters go to my daughter / Thanks for sending his book, his *Memoirs of an Old Tutor*; “(…) Once I have it in my hands, I’ll see whether it frightens me or wins me over. But I want to thank you right away for the kind thought and congratulate you on having found an entertaining and endearing subject for your work (…). ” He would like to find the time to do the same; “But the mainspring, I fear, is well and truly broken. Too many illusions left in my wake. Too much indifference and disbelief, too much decadence all around me (…).” / Thanks for “everything you’ve done for Robert, who owes you everything (…). ” / Thanking him again for his latest publication, an article about his great-grandfather in which he will find many interesting details; and asking whether the Chateauvillain estate, which he inherited, will be mentioned. / Congratulations on his wedding, etc.