Autograph letter signed with initials : [Aix-en-Provence], to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1976 July 19.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : [Aix-en-Provence], to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1976 July 19.

1976

Commenting on the hot weather in Aix; mentioning shared acquaintances including Julia Child and Simca [Simone] Beck; sending him a grocery list of things to buy before she returns to California; discussing plants she lost due to underwatering.

1 item (2 p.) ; 29.6 cm.

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 7769976

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