BIB_ID
295920
Accession number
MA 2068.15
Creator
Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826.
Display Date
[1804] June 14.
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows, 1960.
Description
1 item (5 p., with address) ; 20.5 cm
Notes
Dated "le jeudi 25 pr[airial]."
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).
With postmark and seal.
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).
With postmark and seal.
Summary
Discussing his parents and the financial affairs of shared acquaintances; telling him about the grape harvest and his hunting and fishing outings; mentioning his dealings with Mme. Labatie; discussing a reception he hosted; making a licentious comment about the portrait he received from his cousin Mme. Récamier; congratulating him on the birth of his son.
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