Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, dated 31 October 1736
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CMV34595
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MA 1565.6, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, 1736 Oct. 31.’
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Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, dated 31 October 1736
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, dated 31 October 1736.
Detailed Summary:
The marquise Du Châtelet begins by saying that she awaits news from Voltaire and that the wait causes her anxiety as she fears that his letters have been intercepted. She then discusses her suspicion that there is a plot to seperate herself and Voltaire, and asks d’Argental for his assistance and guidance on the matter.
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9 pp.
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Height: 195 mm
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31 October 1736
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Passed at the Hotel Drouot sale in Paris on 23 February 1954 (Lot. 25). Purchased by the Morgan Library with the Fellows Fund in 1954.
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