MAC MAHON

Invitation card from the Maréchal Président de la République and the …

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MAC MAHON Invitation card from the Maréchal Président de la République and the Maréchale de MAC MAHON, Duchesse de Magenta, approx. 12 x 17.5 cm printed and handwritten with cold-stamped presidential seal. Invitation on behalf of Monsieur [Jean-Baptiste] DEFOULENAY, Député [de l'Allier], for dinner on Thursday August 3 [1876] at the Hôtel de la Présidence in Versailles.

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