Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from [Cirey] and dated ‘le mardi soir’ [23-25 December 1738] [D1708]

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CMV35191

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MA 3936.10, ‘Autograph letter : [Cirey, near Joinville], to François Antoine Devaux, [1738 Dec. 23-25].’

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Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from [Cirey] and dated ‘le mardi soir’ [23-25 December 1738] [D1708]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Bonsoir, mon ami; je ne t’écrirai guère, car voilà la grosse dame qui écrit vis à vis de moi

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Françoise d’Issembourg d’Happoncourt, mme de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux, written from [Cirey] and dated ‘le mardi soir’ [23-25 December 1738].

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4 pp.

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Height: 226 mm

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History

Date:

le mardi soir’ [23-25 December 1738]

Ownership:

Owned by Sir Thomas Phillips.

Origin (transcript):

[Cirey]

Provenance:

Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1978 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024