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Autograph letter : [Cirey, near Joinville], to François Antoine Devaux, [1739 Feb. 7].

BIB_ID
295323
Accession number
MA 3936.30
Creator
Grafigny, Mme de (Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt), 1695-1758.
Display Date
[1739 Feb. 7].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1978.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
Dated "le samedi, à une heure après minuit"; the exact date is from Showalter's edition of Madame de Graffigny's letters.
Part of a collection of 32 letters from Madame de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux. Letters in the collection are described individually (MA 3936.1-32).
With seal.
Provenance
From the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps.
Summary
Sending this letter as a token of friendship; discussing his lost watch; saying that she is pleased his trip was canceled; telling him about her daily activities.