Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883)
In confusion about buying horses. n.d.
Autograph letter signed ('Ivan Tourguéneff') to an unidentified recipient ('Monsieur'), Les Frènes, Bougival, n.d.

In French. Two pages, 212 x 135mm, on a bifolium with Turgenev's printed address and monogram.

In confusion about buying horses. Turgenev apologises with some embarrassment for his thoughtlessness in misdirecting to the recipient a letter with was intended for Mr Hublot, a horse dealer, from whom he had bought a black mare which he has had to return. 'The same day I set myself to writing you a letter in which, after recounting my misadventures in horse-purchasing – I asked you ... if it was not possible for me to purchase, amongst the many horses under your control, a solid and reliable animal and I set the price – between 2000 and 2500 francs ... I do not know how it happened: but I evidently confused the envelopes ...'.

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