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Autograph letter : place not specified, to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental, [1739] Feb. 20.

BIB_ID
295408
Accession number
MA 1565.39
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
[1739] Feb. 20.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1954.
Description
1 item (6 p.) ; 19.9 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame du Châtelet to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 1565 for more information.
Year is from Besterman.
Provenance
Sale (Hotel Drouot, 23 Feb. 1954, item 25).
Summary
Discussing Voltaire's lawsuit, asking him to ensure that Voltaire does not receive a summons to appear before the court in Paris. Hoping that M. du Châtelet will buy M. Dupin's house. Mentioning Tiriot, Dumoulin and Frederick II.