BIB_ID
295885
Accession number
MA 2068.2
Creator
Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826.
Display Date
1797 Oct. 24.
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows, 1960.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 30.3 cm
Notes
Dated "le 3 brumaire, l'an 6.e de la République franc̦aise."
Part of a collection of 44 letters from Brillat-Savarin to Rostaing. Letters in the collection are described in individual records (MA 2068.1-44).
Watermark: heart inside a circle surmounted by a crown.
Written on stationery with "Armée d'Allemagne. État-Major Général. Liberté. Égalité." printed at the top.
Part of a collection of 44 letters from Brillat-Savarin to Rostaing. Letters in the collection are described in individual records (MA 2068.1-44).
Watermark: heart inside a circle surmounted by a crown.
Written on stationery with "Armée d'Allemagne. État-Major Général. Liberté. Égalité." printed at the top.
Summary
Telling him that gluttony is a greater fault than being bawdy; mentioning the arrival of General Augereau; saying that he is easily adjusting to his new life in the army; commenting on his recent German conquest; suggesting that war seems likely.
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