From [Stapleton de Laurence] to Kerguelen at Saumur

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CMV33040

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SP 46/146/81-82

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From [Stapleton de Laurence] to Kerguelen at Saumur

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Brief Summary:

A letter from Stapleton de Laurence to Kerguelen at Saumur c.1770-1786.

Detailed Summary:

Stapleton de Laurence sends endearances to Kerguelen and writes that she is going to re-read the plays of Voltaire because she loves the things that please him. She adds that he is not to worry over her health and asks him to forgive her for not addressing him in the familiar. She then notes that she is affraid he will not be able to read her scribbling.

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2 ff.

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1

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The letter is sealed with balck wax. The seal has caused some damage to f.82.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024