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 29-30 October [1736] [D1187a]
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MA 1565.5, ‘Autograph letter : Cirei [sic], to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, [1736] Oct. 29-30.’
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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 29-30 October [1736] [D1187a]
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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 29-30 October [1736]
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Du Châtelet begins telling d’Argental of a letter in which it was stated that Voltaire would have been arrested a long time ago had it not been for her family’s good reputation. She notes that her protection of him is not infallible and discusses her concerns that it was a member of her family who informed the ministry, likely the Marquis de Breteuil. She questions whether or not she should move to Paris, and asks for d’Argental’s advice.
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14 pp.
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Height: 196 mm
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29-30 October [1736]
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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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