Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from Cirey and dated ‘le vendredi soir’ [26-27 December 1738] [D1714]

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CMV35147

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MA 3936.11, ‘Autograph letter : [Cirey, near Joinville], to François Antoine Devaux, [1738 Dec. 26-27].’

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Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from Cirey and dated ‘le vendredi soir’ [26-27 December 1738] [D1714]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Je t’écris pour t’écrire, mon cher Panpan, car je n’ai rien à te mander que la maladie de ton idole, qui n’est point sorti de son lit depuis hier.

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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 dated ‘le vendredi soir’ [26-27 December 1738].

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2 ff.

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Height: 226 mm

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History

Date:

le vendredi soir’ [26-27 December 1738]

Ownership:

Owned by Sir Thomas Phillips.

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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