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Autograph letter : [Paris], to Madame de Godeville, 1777 July 2.

BIB_ID
294472
Accession number
MA 6787.51
Creator
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Display Date
1777 July 2.
Credit line
The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gift of the Heineman Foundation, 1977.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.7 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.
Provenance
The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection.
Summary
Saying he will read her letter en route; urging her to follow Lenoir's advice if she wants to be right over her uncles; pointing out the benefits of not being the object of gossip; wishing her to be once again considered a respectable woman; pondering the choice between respectability and sensual pleasure; thanking her for sending him a miniature which reminded him of a good time; musing about love.