Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Louis François Armand Du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, written from Chantilly and dated 21 May 1735 [D871]

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CMV35258

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MA 2287.7, ‘Autograph letter : Chantilly, to Louis François Armand Du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, 1735 May 21.’

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Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Louis François Armand Du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, written from Chantilly and dated 21 May 1735 [D871]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Qui l’auroit jamais cru qu’entre m͞e de Richelieu, Voltaire et v͞s, l’amitié eût pu me faire regretter?

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet to Louis François Armand Du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, written from Chantilly and dated 21 May 1735.

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7 pp.

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Height: 194 mm

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History

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21 May 1735

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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