BIB_ID
102227
Accession number
MA 23060
Creator
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.
Display Date
Bayon, France, 1762 April 16.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 22.6 x 16.8 cm
Notes
Removed from v. 3 of his Decline and fall, first edition.
The letter is addressed simply "Mademoiselle" although an earlier record for this letter suggests the recipient is Suzanne Curchod.
The letter is addressed simply "Mademoiselle" although an earlier record for this letter suggests the recipient is Suzanne Curchod.
Summary
Apologizing for the poor quality of the paper on which he's writing, describing what he sees from his window in the village and expressing his anticipation in continuing the journey and seeing her.
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