Stuart, Charles Edward - "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Autograph Letter Signed "Charles P" to "Mon Cousin", 1 page, with black wax seal with the Royal coat of arms, in French, 205 x 195mm, [Rome (see footnote)], 31st Jan. 1743, an expression of deep and abiding affection "Je suis tres persuadé que vous l'embrasseriez avec joie, et de mon coté je trouverai bien plus de plaisir a vous temoigner en Personne l'Amitié et l'estime que je concus alors, et que je conserverai toujours pour vous", folds, slightly foxed, framed and glazed Footnote: Note: Written perhaps to Louis XV as an expression of mutual goodwill shortly before Charles Edward Stuart's invasion of Scotland in 1745. A letter, whose second portion repeats exactly the same formula of words, was sold at Moore Allen & Innocent, 7th Oct. 2020, lot 206; that letter was also written on the same date, but had, in addition, the place where the letter was penned - Rome. On the verso is a faint inscription that has been scored through but appears to read "A Monsieur le Chevalier Caramo/Caranno" Provenance: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2th8 February 2013, lot 3.