BIB_ID
157766
Accession number
MA 2287.99
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
[1749 June 15?].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1964.
Description
1 item (11 p., with address) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
Estimated date is from Besterman.
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame du Châtelet to the Marquis de Saint Lambert, Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental, the Marquise de Boufflers, the Duc de Richelieu and others. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 2287 for more information.
With seal.
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame du Châtelet to the Marquis de Saint Lambert, Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental, the Marquise de Boufflers, the Duc de Richelieu and others. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 2287 for more information.
With seal.
Provenance
Alfred Morrison.
Summary
Saying that his tender letter lifted her suspicions; worrying about his becoming comfortable with the idea of being separated from her; giving him an account of her busy schedule; underlining the importance of finishing her work on Newton before giving birth (because of the risk of death associated with childbirth); saying that for the time being she is in good health; discussing their reunion.
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