Interesting letter from the famous French explorer Hyacinthe de Bougainville to Baroness Hyde de Neuville (died 1849), the wife of Baron Jean-Guillaume Hyde de Neuville (1776 - 1857), French aristocrat, diplomat, and politician.
In this letter Bougainville refers to an earlier visit with the Baroness on his vessel La Seine (which he commanded from 1819-21) and a meeting he had with her and her husband in Washington. He also asks whether she can arrange a new meeting between him and her husband.
Small hole in margin not affecting text. Fine letter by the famous circumnavigator Hyacinthe de Bougainvile. On Bougainville: Howgego,1800-1850, B50; on the De Neuvilles: New Jersey Women's History.