BIB_ID
297208
Accession number
MA 2287.66
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
[1748 June] 19.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1964.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
Dated "ce mercredi 19"; estimated date is from Besterman.
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.
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 preparations for her trip and the work that remains to be done; questioning the soundness of her desire to see him (with reference to his recent letters); mentioning Mme. de Boufflers's project to have her live in Lorraine; noting that Abbé de Bernis will present his Saisons to her on Tuesday.
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