Autograph letter signed, four pages (on two conjoined sheets), 3,5 x 5,25 inch, "Naples - Palais Chiatamone", May 3rd (no year), in French, to "Chère amie" - concerning his life situation, written and signed in dark ink "A. Dumas f.", with intersecting letter folds, and mild signs of age wear - in fine to very fine condition. Accompanied by a vintage carte-de-visite photograph (unsigned), shows Alexandre Dumas in a half length portrait, 2,5 x 4 inch, with mild signs of wear - in fine to very fine condition.
"Chère amie, ma mère m'envoie la aimable lettre que vous lui avez ecrite. Elle m`arrive à Naples où je suis depuis trois semaines toujours à peu près dans le même état, active dué vi evité comme un homme qui ne fut pas reposé depuis le jour de sa naissance [...]"
Translated:
"Dear friend, my mother sends me the kind letter you wrote to her. It comes to me in Naples where I have been for three weeks still more or less in the same state, active due to its vitality like a man who has not been rested since the day of his birth [...]"
