BIB_ID
297200
Accession number
MA 2287.59
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
1748 June 5.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1964.
Description
1 item (12 p.) ; 19.3 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame du Châtelet to the Marquis de Saint Lambert, Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental, the Marquise de Boufflers, the Duc de Richelieu and others. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 2287 for more information.
Provenance
Alfred Morrison.
Summary
Discussing her relationship with Mme. de Boufflers; saying that she is in poor health; referring to her husband's career and noting that he may not receive an expected promotion at Stanislas's court.
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