Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Cirey and dated 18 April 1744 [D2959]

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CMV35106

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MA 1565.74, ‘Autograph letter : Cirey, to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, 1744 Apr. 18.’

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Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Cirey and dated 18 April 1744 [D2959]

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Mon cher ami, mon compagnon dit qu’il v͞s escrira vne grande lettre la première poste

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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, written from Cirey and dated 18 April 1744.

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2 pp.

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Height: 180 mm

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History

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18 April 1744

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Cirey par Bar sur Aube

Provenance:

Passed at the Hotel Drouot sale in Paris on 23 February 1954 (Lot. 25). Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1954 using the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024