BAUDELAIRE (Charles). Autograph letter signed "Charles" to h - Lot 161

BAUDELAIRE (Charles). Autograph letter signed "Charles" to his mother Caroline Dufaÿs, Madame Aupick. [Paris], October 31, 1858. One p. in-4, address on back (Honfleur). "You may continue to write to me. Starting tomorrow morning, the room is rented, not by the month, but by the day. Here are the boxes you will receive: two boxes of books, one of boxes and boxes, one of linen and clothes. Of course, the latter will only leave at the same time as me. Each time, you'll tell me: I've received a crate. Leave your fantastic valve idea there. Are you afraid I'll jump like a steamboat? [His mother was planning to make alterations to her son's room at her home in Honfleur, because he smoked]. As for the type of planks, movable planks are always preferable. I thank you again for all this charming activity you put at my service. As for my hand, which is getting clumsier by the day, no, it's not rheumatic; I'm not in pain. -I kiss you with all my heart..." Provenance: Jean de LaCarrière (collection stamp on white verso).