Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from Cirey and dating to 19 January 1739

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CMV34696

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MA 3936.32, ‘Autograph letter : [Cirey, near Joinville], to François Antoine Devaux, [1739 Jan. 19].’

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Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from Cirey and dating to 19 January 1739

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Jusqu’ici, mon cher ami, je n’ai osé laisser sortir de ma tete l’aventure affreuse qui m’est arrivée.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from Cirey and dating to 19 January 1739.

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8 pp.

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Height: 226 mm

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

[19 January 1739-8 February 1739]

Ownership:

Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps.

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Provenance:

Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1978 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024