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Guy, Pierre, fl 1766 (publisher)

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Dates

  • Existence: fl 1766

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Letter from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Pierre Guy

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9962
Scope and Contents

Written from Chiswick. Rousseau mentions proofs he is returning to Guy, possibly of pages of the Dictionnaire de Musique (1767); asks Guy to assist the bearer of the letter, who is the son of Mr Pulleyn ['Pullein'], Rousseau's host in Chiswick, and who is planning to reside in Paris for a few months; asks for books and other items to be sent; and outlines his coming itinerary. With an engraving of Rousseau.

Dates: 18 Mar. 1766 ('A Chiswick le 18 Mars 1766')
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