Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan, 1841 June 30 - Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan, 1841 June 30

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Title
Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan, 1841 June 30
Author
Rabars, Charles de
Contributing Repository
LSU Libraries. Special Collections
Date Created
1841-06-30
Subject
Rabars, Charles deily
Doussan, Auguste Alexandre
Libourne (France)--History--19th Century
Grasse (France)--History--19th Century
Male Friendship--France--19th Century
Description
Mailed from Libourne. Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan in Grasse. Charles de Rabars, a resident of the Bordeaux region of France, served in Napoleon's army with Antoine Doussan. De Rabars also maintained a lengthy correspondence with Auguste Doussan, a relationship initiated at Antoine Doussan's behest. Auguste Doussan was the younger brother of Antoine Doussan. He practiced medicine in Grasse, France, and married Louise Perrin, who was a relative of the Allain family of Louisiana.De Rabars details his son's military service in Africa as well as his personal and financial difficulties. De Rabars expresses his desire to have Auguste take in his son for a while.
Summary
(Brun?), Mailed from Libourne, June 30, 1841, Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan at Grasse. The writer does not know where Auguste is, but he is sending the letter to Grasse. De Rabars mentions that his son had been sent to Africa for military service, got sick, was put in a hospital in Algiers, and was then sent to Aix, where he is now at a convalescent home. Charles the younger has run up many expenses. He had committed 'folies' in his regiment at Lyons (which is why he had been sent to Africa). Charles the elder is greatly humiliated and wants Auguste to take the son into Auguste's home for a while. Charles the elder's wife is suffering from all of this as well, but their daughter, Mathilde, is their consolation. De Rabars lists Mathilde's good qualities. The writer relates that he was 40 when he made Auguste's acquaintance, and now he is 50.
Type of Resource
text
Media Type
image/jp2
Size
1 letter.
Language
French
Digital Collection
Doussan family papers, 1827-1872
Series
I. Correspondence, 1827-1849, undated.
Repository Collection Guide
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sites/default/files/sc/findaid/4800.pdf
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Hill Memorial Library: Special Collections
Shelf Location
U: 320
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright has expired and the item is therefore in the public domain. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the Special Collections Division, Louisiana State University Libraries.
Cite As
Doussan Family Papers, Mss. 4800, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Digital Reproduction Information
Images digitized using a Epson Flatbed Scanner 110000XL and converted from tiff to jpeg2000 with Photoshop software.
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