BONAPARTE (Pauline). Letter signed "Pauline" to... Lot 15

BONAPARTE (Pauline). Letter signed "Pauline" to Jean-Paul Louis Michelot. S.d. 1 p. in-12 square, address on the back. "I am returning to my first project. I will definitely leave on the thirtieth at 5 a.m. in the morning. Give all the orders so that I don't feel late. My House will leave on Saturday. MRS. DE BARRAL MUST BE PREVNED of this arrangement, so she can send her effects... "ONE OF THE WOMEN THAT NAPOLÉON I COURTISA, ZOÉ DE BARRAL, born Le Roy de Mondreville, was one of the ladies of the House of Pauline Bonaparte. INTIME OF PAULINE BONAPARTE, JEANPAUL LOUIS MICHELOT was employed in the military administration and had known the Princess through her first husband, General Leclerc. He placed a private mansion on rue Villel'Évêque at her disposal and, living in the neighborhood, played the role of a true steward. Pauline Bonaparte was very fond of Michelot and his wife, and nicknamed them "Poulot" and "Poulotte".