BIB_ID
101665
Accession number
MA 1040.2
Creator
Hume, David, 1711-1776.
Display Date
1750 Apr. 18.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1926.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 30.9 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of David Hume letters; see main record for MA 668, 1040, and 7641 for more information.
The letter is unsigned and lacks the first two pages.
With seal.
The letter is unsigned and lacks the first two pages.
With seal.
Provenance
Purchased from Tregaskis by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1926.
Summary
Saying that the earthquake has delayed publication of his Essays; commenting on ladies' reactions to the earthquake; mentioning a "witty" paper he wrote about the new year while he "could not sleep for the Tortures of Rheumatisms."
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