GASTON of France, 1608–1660.

GASTON of France, 1608–1660. Autograph letter signed “Gaston,” Paris, May 12, 1622, ½ page in-4, to one of his sisters, probably Christine of France, Princess of Piedmont. A charming letter expressing brotherly affection from the future “Grand Monsieur,” aged only fourteen, thanking his sister for the seashells she had gathered for him herself: “"My sister, I will always greatly cherish whatever you give me, especially the seashells you sent me, since you gathered them yourself.""

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