71 - A MOVING ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE I AT CLAREMONT CASTLE BY GENERAL CHRISTIAN LÉON DUMAS (1799–1873), HIS MAJESTY’S AIDE-DE-CAMP.

A MOVING ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE I AT CLAREMONT CASTLE BY GENERAL CHRISTIAN LÉON DUMAS (1799–1873), HIS MAJESTY’S AIDE-DE-CAMP. Autograph letter signed “G(en.) Dumas,” dated August 26, 1850, at Claremont, addressed to Count Antoine de la Valette, editor-in-chief of “L’Assemblée Nationale,” regarding the death of King Louis-Philippe I at Claremont Castle on August 26, 1850: “I have no doubt that you will receive the enclosed note with sympathy and regret; I have the sorrow of being charged with transmitting it to you, and I ask that you include it in your next issue.” 1 page. Minor creases. Accompanied by an account of the king’s death: “King Louis-Philippe died today, August 26, at Claremont Castle… He fulfilled all his religious duties with the utmost Christian resignation, a dignified steadfastness, and a simplicity that is the true hallmark of human greatness… He passed away at eight o’clock in the morning, surrounded by the Queen and his children, Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Orléans, the Count of Paris, the Duke of Chartres, the Duke and Duchess of Nemours, the Prince and Princess of Joinville, the Duke and Duchess of Aumale, the Duchess Auguste of Saxe-Coburg, and the faithful servants of the Royal Family.” 2½ pages. Brown ink on paper, with minor creases.