Autograph letter : place not specified, to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental, [1739 Mar. 15].

Record ID: 
295570
Accession number: 
MA 1565.51
Author: 
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Credit: 
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1954.
Description: 
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.5 cm
Notes: 

Approximate 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: 

Saying that she and Tiriot are now in better terms; giving him an account of her dealings with Delamare and Moussinot. Noting that Voltaire is eager to pursue criminal proceedings but that she strongly opposes it.

Provenance: 
Sale (Hotel Drouot, 23 Feb. 1954, item 25).