Miscellaneous letters, 1762-1792.

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Miscellaneous letters, 1762-1792.

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Autograph letters, signed, to Jean André de Luc, written at Môtiers, 18 Oct. 1762, concerning his father's well-being, and to an unidentified individual, written at Wootton, 19 Mar. 1767, concerning a financial transaction. Includes an autograph letter, signed, by Marie Charlotte Hippolyte, countess of Boufflers, who held literary salons, to John Walkinshaw Crawford, written at Paris, 2 Jan. 1792, concerning his activities in London. Also includes a manuscript letter, signed, from Madeleine Angélique de Neufville-Villeroy, duchess of Luxembourg, who was Rousseau's protectress, to an unidentified individual, written at Paris, 30 Oct. 1779, concerning a lawsuit. Includes 6 portrait engravings of Rousseau. MS Fr 182.2. Houghton Library, Harvard University.

4 items, bound; 32 cm.

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Crawford, John Walkinshaw,

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Boufflers, Marie Charlotte Hippolyte, countess of, 1725-1800,

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the foremost philosophers of the Enlightenment period. From the description of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Papers [manuscript]. [174-]-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225564187 Swiss philosopher, writer, music theorist and composer. From the description of Collection of autograph letters : France, England, Switzerland, to various recipients, 1756-1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 714645189 From the description of Autogr...