I. (Schoebrunn, 10 October 1809) Acknowledgement of Russia’s recent peace agreement with Sweden. Highlighting the peace settlement with Austria; Napoleon emphasizes his view of the leniency of the agreement. Description of Wellesley’s landing in “le plus terrible pays du monde” (Iberian Peninsula). Mention of the United States’ growing discontent towards Britain and the possibility of a rapprochement between France and the U.S. II. (19 February 1811) High praise for Caulaincourt and his role as ambassador in St-Petersburg. Napoleon justifies recalling his ambassador for ‘health reasons’ – marking a shift in France’s policy towards Russia in the build up to the Campaign of 1812. III. (Paris, 6 April 1811) Faced with news of approaching (Russian) divisions to the borders of the Duchy of Warsaw, Napoleon declares he will raise fresh levies. Bonaparte nevertheless claims he wants peace, desires to remain amicable, and assures that he will “never to attack”. IV. (Vilna, 10 July 1812) Request to transfer Alexander’s correspondence to the King of Saxony. Note Letter is misfiled as correspondence between Napoleon and Alexander
In this Mixed Gourmet Dinner, the University Club, its kitchen and staff, celebrate "les Grands Grands Hôtels de France": Hôtel George V, Plaza Athénée, and Hôtel Ritz Paris.
Consists of breakfast, lunch and supper menus from Wednesday, August 16 to Tuesday, August 29, 1967. Each menu has a unique painting by Jean A. Mercier on its cover.
Collection consists of an illustrated manuscript containing a map and brief guidebook to Paris landmarks, created by Nicole Allardet probably during the 1940s or 1950s. The item is inscribed to Vivienne Horne. A folded booklet on heavy grey paper, the guidebook contains twelve panels, ten of which feature a gouache illustrated vignette of a Paris landmark and a short handwritten description in white. The landmarks include the Jardin du Luxembourg, Opera House, Eiffel Tower, the river Seine, the Bois de Vincennes, Notre-Dame de Paris, the Jardin des Tuileries, the Champs-Élysées, Montmartre, and the Luxor Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde. In the centermost two panels is a simple map of Paris showing the landmarks depicted.
Letter to William Osler from A.A. Warden, 11, Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France. Notes from books, inserted in Aequanimitas,1914. Sends him a copy of Colas Brengnon. Comments on the way Osler put the emphasis on the quality of Imperturbability in Aequanimitas. Put a parallel with Walt Whitman's lines. Quotation from Whitman.
Letter to Leonard L. Mackall from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. He has received the Linde volume and he wants to pay for it. Like it but Dutch is hard to read. Mentions that he has picked up a few Servetus items. He is leaving tomorrow. Civilities.
Letter to William Henry Welch from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Will go to Lyons to visit the best clinics in France, and to see Symphorien Champier and Rabelais's environment. He wishes he to stop in Vienna to call on Servetus and Apollos Rivoire, the father of Paul Revere. Mention that he read the Servetus trial for Astrology, 1437. Bibliographical reference. Plans to go to Montpellier to see Rondeletius to read about ichtyology. Plans to go to Nimes and Avignon. Enjoyed his stay in Paris. Mention of the revolt against Bouchard. The latter has been kind to him. Word about the speech and the ceremony at the Academie Francaise. Details on his lectures at the Library. Mention of Seymour Thomas's portrait of Osler. Itinerary of his trip in Italy. The Rush are coming. Read Swinburne and his children's poems.
