ALS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, Le Grand Coteau letterhead, no date. Letter to the unnamed Winnaretta Singer, Princess Edmond de Polignac, concerning his financial worries, in part (translated): “It would be of much help if you could send me eight thousand francs ahead of your order which would bring the received amount to fifteen thousand the rest being paid upon delivery of the manuscript…If you can send me a check before Thursday, as I will come to Paris for Bruel’s concert, it would be wonderful.” In fine condition, with partial separations to intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the first name), very slight toning, and ink a shade or two light in a few places (most noticeably to recipient’s name). Daughter of sewing machine inventor Isaac Singer, Winnaretta was an established patron of arts, honoring the memory of her late composer husband by commissioning several works of the young composers of her time, including Igor Stravinsky, Erik Satie, and Darius Milhaud. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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