BIB_ID
295570
Accession number
MA 1565.51
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
[1739 Mar. 15].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1954.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.5 cm
Notes
Approximate date is from Besterman.
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.
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.
Provenance
Sale (Hotel Drouot, 23 Feb. 1954, item 25).
Summary
Saying that she and Tiriot are now in better terms; giving him an account of her dealings with Delamare and Moussinot. Noting that Voltaire is eager to pursue criminal proceedings but that she strongly opposes it.
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