ALEXANDER II (1818-1881) EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, KING OF POLAND AND GRAND DUKE OF FINLAND Handwritten letter addressed to Ekaterina Dolgorukova. Letter n°69 (09/21 March 1869)

in French and Russian Sunday 9/21 March 1869, at 12 ½ noon. Monday 10/22 March, at 9 ¼ am. Letter on folded sheet, 4pp. Embossed imperial monogrammed paper, walnut ink. 18.5 x 12 cm Alexander II mentions his meeting with Katya at the church, and he is convinced that they will have a happy future by the grace of God. After a passage about an intense moment together, Alexander II corresponds in Russian. Monday 22 March 1869, 9.15 a.m. Alexander II says that he is soaked in the «delightful» evening he has spent, while thanking God. But now he has to go.