BIB_ID
288390
Accession number
MA 6787.43
Creator
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Display Date
1777 June 18.
Credit line
The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gift of the Heineman Foundation, 1977.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.1 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of 106 letters from Beaumarchais to Madame de Godeville. The letters are described in individual records (MA 6787.1-106).
The date is in Madame de Godeville's hand.
With seal.
The date is in Madame de Godeville's hand.
With seal.
Provenance
The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection.
Summary
Saying he is touched by her enquiring about his health, if that was indeed her intention; telling her that she cannot conceive of a quarter of his troubles; stating he has not been able to get goods from Canada; lamenting that she does not want to be his friend; observing that he is not free nor kind enough to follow a passion; expressing self-pity; saying he loves her sincerely even though she does not believe it.
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