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Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery, 1793 October 16

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 530 Item 14
Image of Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery
Image of Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery

Scope and Contents

Letter from Lalande in Bourg-en-Bresse to Mme. Dupiery in Paris on October 16, 1793. Lalande writes about the repairs he is making to the ruins of the observatory in Bourg-en-Bresse. He also compares the love and friendship of Mme. Dupiery with a person of very inferior merit.

Dates

  • 1793 October 16

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folded sheet (1 page) ; 16 x 22 cm, folded to 16 x 11 cm

Language of Materials

French

General

Holograph, unsigned.

General

Item is enclosed in a separate wrapper. The wrapper contains a brief summation detailing the enclosed letter.

General

Signature has been torn out from the bottom section of the letter.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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