Dated "le vendredi après-midi"; the exact date is from Showalter's edition of Madame de Graffigny's letters.
Part of a collection of 32 letters from Madame de Graffigny to François Antoine Devaux. Letters in the collection are described individually (MA 3936.1-32).
The letter is bound out of order.
Sending him an extract of Voltaire's Louis XIV; discussing Voltaire's Merope; telling him about her daily activities; transcribing Voltaire's words on Leopold [Duc de Lorraine]. Also telling him about the ability of Voltaire's valet [Céran] to write verses; reporting on Voltaire's wit and talent for entertaining; commenting on Voltaire's relationship with [Nicolas-Claude] Thiriot; sending him a revised version of his epistle on Abbé Desfontaines; discussing theater in Cirey; and commenting on his letters.