CAMPAN Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Genest Paris, 1752... Lot 15

CAMPAN Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Genest [Paris, 1752 - Mantes, 1822], French educator. Set of 2 letters and 2 documents relating to the Maison de la Légion d'honneur and the Lycée de Napoléonville. - Autograph letter signed by Mme Campan, addressed to Colonel Bruny. Ecouen, February 27, 1809; 3 pages in-8° on headed paper "Légion d'honneur, Maison impériale Napoléon". "La Dame Directrice". Mme Campan writes to Colonel Bruny that her daughter Adélaïde has fallen victim to measles. "We had 115 measles patients at the same time. It was severe and [...] despite our tenderest care and the talents of the health officers who watched over them night and day, we have to regret two wounded. You must already know, Colonel, that your poor little Adélaïde was one of the two victims of the epidemic. [...] A pimple or two she had at the kidney neck, which she had hidden even though it existed a fortnight before the measles, fixed the start of this disease in this place, and the consequences have been most disastrous, despite the help of art. Her sister is still unaware of the loss she has suffered, and the ladies have been preparing her for it for the past eight days, telling her it is getting worse by the day, but as she is delicate despite her very good health, we wanted to take every possible precaution." - Autograph letter signed by a young girl addressed to a friend. Saint-Germain-en-Laye, May 20, 1799; 2 pages in-8° with postmark. She is very upset because her "good mother" is letting her know that she will be put in a new boarding house to be set up at Les Loges, a quarter of a kilometer from Saint-Germain. - Autograph signed "Genet Campan" addressed to Mme Mélanie Rotou. June 1805; 1 page in-4° partly printed with letterhead "Maison d'Education de Madame Campan"; Report to parents on the first of each month. Madame Campan fills in the headings: "Gentleness, Submission, Order, Accuracy, Cleanliness, Reading, Writing, Dictation, Calculations, ..." - Partly printed on the letterhead "Université Impériale - lycée de Napoléonville , Académie de Rennes". 1 page in-4° with address and postmark. With the following headings, filled in by the lycée's principal "M. Polonceau Officier de l'université impériale": Name, Health, Age, Character, Height, Disposition, Greek language ....