Marie DORVAL. L.A.S. "Marie", Épinal May 14 [1842], to her friend Laure Lemonnier; 1page in-8, addressed with black wax seal (Marie with a cross). After the Versailles railroad accident on May 8, 1842, which claimed many victims. "Dear Laure, tell me very quickly that neither you, nor yours, nor ours, were on that railroad. I've only just heard about this dreadful event, and I'm also trembling for my poor children, the Hédoins [lawyer Pierre Hédouin, a great friend of Dorval's]. Dear Laure, I have nothing to tell you about myself but the same old story. I still travel every day along the most beautiful roads in the world. For me, there is no difference in life except from winter to spring. I've been to Bâsle... it's an enchantment. I've brought back some toys for you... - Are you married?"...