Wednesday 1 February 2012

Who's the Comte?


I’ve been reading and attempting to transcribe a letter, written by Lady Colin Campbell in 1888 to Le Figaro, in which she’s trying to get work as their London correspondent covering society news.

In the first sentence she mentions Le Comte Leon, who has told her that Le Figaro might be interested in her work, but the surname of Le Comte is unclear.

Can anyone help decipher the writing and reveal the identity of the mysterious Comte?


It appears to be something like "Ininsgach" but that's not right.

Any thoughts?