BIB_ID
297203
Accession number
MA 2287.61
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
1748 June 16.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1964.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 18.3 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
Sharing her thoughts on his cruel words and his detachment; telling him it is imperative that she finish writing her book; saying that she looks forwards to seeing him in spite of her better judgment; comparing the constancy of her love to his; discussing M. de Berchini and the commander position.
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