BIB_ID
297307
Accession number
MA 2287.107
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
[1749 Aug. 31].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1964.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 14.2 cm
Notes
Dated "samedi au soir"; 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 his obligations in Aroué; telling him she may give birth tonight; describing her physical condition; wishing he were at her side.
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