Ernest CHAUSSON (1855-1899). 3 L.A.S., [1886-1887], to Emmanuel Chabrier; 6 pages and a half in-8 or in-12, the 2nd on the letterhead of the Société Nationale de Musique. Attached is a L.A.S. to Mme Chabrier Bellevue [October 1886?] He received the invitation "for the Pris de Rhum dinner" too late in the country, but it will be "exact by the first Monday in December"... - 3 [December 1886]. He is unable to attend the Pris de Rhum dinner, as he is "nursing a cold". Chabrier's melodies are postponed until the January 22 concert: "But no one yet knows who will sing them"... - Friday [28.I.1887], about the subscription to the "Festival Franck [...] this family celebration offered to a great musician"... Attached is a L.A.S. to Mme Chabrier (2 p. in-12), regretting not being able to do her a favor: "I only have the solo piano edition!