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Collection of autograph letters (32) : Cirey [near Joinville], to Monsieur Devaux ("Panpan") in Lunvéille, 1738 Dec. 4-1739 Feb. 9.

BIB_ID
102753
Accession number
MA 3936.1-32
Creator
Grafigny, Mme de (Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt), 1695-1758.
Display Date
1738 Dec. 4-1739 Feb. 9.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1978.
Description
32 items (144 p.), bound ; 25.4 cm
Notes
Includes two autograph letters written jointly by Mme de Grafigny and Léopold Desmarest to Devaux, dated Vendeuvre [-sur-Barse] and Provins (see MA 3936.2-3).
Provenance
From the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps.
Summary
The collection consists of 32 autograph letters; most are from Madame de Graffigny to Monsieur Devaux. The letters describe the mode of life of Voltaire and Mme. Du Châtelet at Cirey. Letters are described individually (MA 3936.1-32).
Housed in
Blue quarter leather slipcase (26.6 cm).