Etienne-François, Duc de CHOISEUL (1719-1785) statesman, head of the government of Louis XV (1758-1770). L.A.S. "Choiseul de Stainville", Paris January 15, 1751, to the Duc de Nivernais; 1 1/2 pages small in-4. He thanks the Duc (then ambassador to Rome) for his remembrance: "I assure you that I deserve to be honored with your kindness because of the sincere desire I have to please you. The rumors circulating in Paris about my being sent to Naples are unfounded, and I believe that the Court is not at all considering me for this embassy. Moreover, it would not be possible for me at this time to lose sight of the considerable business I have in Paris [he was preparing his marriage to Louise Crozat du Châtel]. If the nomination for this position were to be delayed, I would very much like to be chosen, since this trip would provide me with an opportunity to make my court to you and renew the assurances of my inviolable attachment to you"... 6 letters (L.A.S.) addressed to the Duc de Nivernais by François Joachim Bernard Potier duc de Gesvres (5), and by Jean-Joseph de Fogasses d'Entrechaux de La Bastie, bishop of Saint-Malo (1749).