Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Jean-François de Saint-Lambert, marquis de Saint-Lambert, dating to 1748

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CMV35242

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MA 2287.45, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to Jean François, marquis de Saint-Lambert, [1748].’

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Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Jean-François de Saint-Lambert, marquis de Saint-Lambert, dating to 1748

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Jean-François de Saint-Lambert, marquis de Saint-Lambert, dating to 1748

Detailed Summary:

Du Châtelet writes of her fury at [Voltaire’s?] advocacy of Madame de Boufflers, and states that she longs to see him.

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3 pp.

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Height: 99 mm

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History

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[1748]

Ownership:

Owned by Alfred Morrison.

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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1964 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024