BIB_ID
373969
Accession number
MA 752.8
Creator
Maintenon, Madame de, 1635-1719.
Display Date
1710 July 2.
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 23.2 cm
Notes
"De la bibliothèque du comte de Crécy" written below date, possibly in different hand.
Addressed to "Monsieur l'Evesque de / Chartres a Chartes."
Part of a collection of autograph letters signed from Madame de Maintenon to various relatives and friends. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 752 for details.
With seal.
Addressed to "Monsieur l'Evesque de / Chartres a Chartes."
Part of a collection of autograph letters signed from Madame de Maintenon to various relatives and friends. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 752 for details.
With seal.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
Summary
Expressing happiness at his friendlier tone in his previous letter, which she prefers to his more distant recent behavior; asking M. de Chartres to contact her directly if he has heard anything about her or if he wishes to know more; expressing desire to live a quiet life; thanking him for the permissions that he has accorded her with regard to her retreat; asking his guidance with regard to the permissibility of playing cards.
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