Record ID:
295144
Accession number:
MA 1565.11
Credit:
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1954.
Description:
1 item (5 p.) ; 19.9 cm
Notes:
Date is from Besterman.
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame du Châtelet to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 1565 for more information.
Summary:
Referring to the letter Volaire sent to him, and asking him to remind Voltaire of the necessity of publishing his Newton in France and of keeping his Pucelle locked up. Asking him to share his thoughts on the political intrigue involving the Noailles, and saying she is pleased with Volaire's decision to remove all references to Rousseau from his books. Telling him she holds him in high esteem.
Provenance:
Sale (Hotel Drouot, 23 Feb. 1954, item 25).
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