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Collection includes two letters written by V. L. Davydov in 1826, one to his brother Petr and one to Nikolai Raevskii; there is also a third letter from 1826 by an unidentified person to Raevskii, concerning V. Davydov. Also included are prints - portraits of V. L. Davydov and his wife Aleksandra Ivanovna Davydova (nee Potapova), Davydov's estate in Kamenka, and others; a photograph of Vera Vasil'evna Dutakova (nee Davydova), grandmother of E. G. Garina; and biographical notes relating to Davydov and his family.

Most of the letters are to Lunin's sister, from Siberia in 1838-1840; in addition there is an essay by him"Coup dʹoeil sur les affaires de Pologne" drawing on his service with Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich in Congress Poland in the 1820s. Also included are two brief essays by Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡ on Lunin and his letters. This copy of Lunin's letterbook was prepared by Volkonskai︠a︡.