BIB_ID
302196
Accession number
MA 258.8
Creator
Maintenon, Madame de, 1635-1719.
Display Date
undated.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1896.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 16.3 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame de Maintenon primarily to her niece Mme. la Comtesse de Caylus. See collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1896.
Summary
Saying that she is about to send for some news from [Sophie-Marie] de Dangeau; asking her if she needs anything from Paris; telling her that [Marie-Christine de Noailles] de Guiche and [Madeleine Béchameil] Desmarets are coming over for dinner; discussing chocolate; reporting on a conversation with the king.
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