thebrassglass:hagleyvault:Happy National Handwriting Day! We’re celebrating by sharing letters from
thebrassglass:hagleyvault:Happy National Handwriting Day! We’re celebrating by sharing letters from our Manuscripts and Archives collection. This year’s theme is “en français”.From top to bottom: Napoleon Bonaparte to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 1797 (WMSS, Group 2, Series A, Item 2218)Marquis de Lafayette to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, ca 1785-1815 (WMSS, Group 2, Series A, Item 2091)Antoine Laurent Lavoisier to Eleuthere Irenee du Pont de Nemours, 1791 (WMSS, Group 4, Series A, Item 54)I missed National Handwriting Day, but these are gorgeous. -- source link
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