BIB_ID
294496
Accession number
MA 6787.64
Creator
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Display Date
1777 July 29.
Credit line
The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gift of the Heineman Foundation, 1977.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.5 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.
The date is in Madame de Godeville's hand.
Provenance
The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection.
Summary
Sending her note back along the acknowledgement of its delivery; questioning her ability to judge him fairly; swearing he never deceived her; admitting that the pain their relationship has caused him has triggered his recent negligence; telling her she is one of the most attractive women he has ever met; letting her know he is in disarray when he sees her distressed by her fear of his infidelity; discussing his bittersweet feelings for her and their relationship; saying that for his own sake he needs a quieter lifestyle; inviting her to visit him.
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