Autograph letter signed from Gebrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet-Lomont to Voltaire, written from Lille and dated 24 April [1741] [D2466]
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CMV33776
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MS 120.15
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Autograph letter signed from Gebrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet-Lomont to Voltaire, written from Lille and dated 24 April [1741] [D2466]
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On ma promis vos forces Vuies coutre m. de mairar, Monsieur, etaprés une telle promisse il n’ay point craint delui repondre, j’espere que vous avés ms lettre a present, etque vous sentés combien vous Etes in teressé dans cette querelle.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Gebrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet-Lomont to Voltaire, written from Lille and dated 24 April [1741].
Detailed Summary:
Du Châtelet rebukes Jean Anne Vincent de Larlan de Kercadio, comte de Rochefort for not sending her the duc de Nivernais’s verses to Mme. de Rochefort. She writes that they are waiting for Mahomet which is being rehearsed ready to present to Rochefort if they have the actors in the winter. She adds that M. de Bouflers claims that the Duc de Vilars will come to see it but if he does he will need to hurry because it is to be ready for Tuesday. She begs him to tell Madame Du Defant that she will give her news of the effect she will have had on them by the post on Wednesday. Du Châtelet concludes by sending greetings to Rochefort’s ‘charming circle’ and asks him to think sometimes of ‘poor exiles’.
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2 ff.
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190 x 136 mm
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1
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The paper is watermarked with a shield.
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The edges of the pages are gilded. The MS has been stuck to a thin strip of card along the right-hand edge of f.2v. The pages feature additional horizontal and vertical fold lines. There are two small holes along the additional vertical fold line on f.2. There is a small tear to the bottom of the central fold line.
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The text is cramped at the bottom of f.2v, suggesting that Du Châtelet ran out of room to finish her letter. Du Châtelet has ammended some text on l.4 of f.2r, with the incorrect text crossed through and additional text added superscript. Some text has been underlined on f.2v.
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A sheet of card printed with the following text on the recto side: ‘Lettres autographes composant la collection de M. W. Brolemann – Littérateurs – MDCCCLXXXI’. An excerpt from an auction catalogue for the MS has been stuck to the recto side and outlined
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