BIB_ID
297262
Accession number
MA 2287.97
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
[1749] May 18.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1964.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
Dated "ce 18 may"; year 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
Saying that his tender letter made her very happy; telling him about her work on Newton; saying she has been worried about his health; discussing his love for her and their impending reunion.
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