CHATEAUBRIAND François-René de. Autograph letter [to the Duc - Lot 26

CHATEAUBRIAND François-René de. Autograph letter [to the Duchesse de Duras?] (London), 28 (April 1822?); 4 pages in-8. Chateaubriand, French ambassador in London, is unwell: "The vigils and the work, which is considerable, have fatigued me excessively. [...] "I am not bothering Villèle, but at the time of the elections I had to make an effort on behalf of the royalists and not let Villèle perish without at least warning him of the danger. As for the Congress, which is the main thing for me, Villèle can't be averse to it. He couldn't care less about my desire to enter the Ministry [...]. I would much rather remain ambassador in London, with leave every year, at a time when nothing is done in the country [...] between sessions of Parliament". He takes care of his correspondent's concerns. He hopes that publication will not take place and "that at the price of money we can at least obtain the removal of the letter or at least the paragraph...". He suspects Salgues, or rather Saint-Victor, to be the publisher, or even Dentu. "Georges Caraman left this morning for Paris. It was indeed Jacques Salgues who was shortly afterwards to publish Les Mille et une calomnies ou Extraits des correspondances privées insérées dans les journaux anglais, allemands, pendant le ministère de M. le Duc Decazes in three volumes. Don't tell anyone I'm suffering Mme de Chateaubriand will run like mad. Tomorrow I'll be cured.