Portion of an autograph letter : Paris, to Madame d'Albert, 1693 Jan. 15.

Record ID: 
287149
Accession number: 
MA 24.7
Author: 
Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704.
Credit: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description: 
1 item (4 p.) ; 19.6 cm
Notes: 

Prefaced by a note from Eugène Levesque, editor of Bossuet's letters, explaining that the letter is incomplete.
Part of a collection of letters, manuscripts, and prints related to Bossuet and Fénelon; see collection record (MA 24) for more information.

Summary: 

Recommending that she act with prudence, discussing the happiness that comes from doing good deeds without anyone knowing it; sending her news about mutual acquaintances.

Provenance: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1907.