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ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) - ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. A very interesting autograph manuscript, one page, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. (c.1745), in French. The manuscript, in Rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745 and 1751 for his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin, born Fontaine. Rousseau writes his text in the right part of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. Rousseau refers to a Spanish Countess, working on his thesis of gender equality mentionning different countries in the world where and when women carried out tasks today considered more typical of man. In the present one Rousseau refers to the Spanish Countess de Castellan, annotating to the left border the provenance of his writing, ‘T.3, P. [age] 288. en 1603. Dû de la recollection´ , and stating in part ` C´est à une Dame Espagnole nommée la Comtesse de Castellan qu´est due la reformation de l´ordre de la Mercy. C´est à ses frais que furent bâtis leurs premiers couvents et de ses biens qu´ils furent dotés´ (Translation: ” It is to a Spanish Lady named the Countess of Castellan that we owe the reformation of the Order of Mercy. It was at her expense that their first convents were built and from her goods that they were endowed”). Rousseau takes this information from Pierre Hippolyte (1714-1721) and his work Histoire des ordres monastiques, religieux et militaires, et des congrégations séculières de l´un et de l´autre sexe, qui ont été établis jusqu´à présent, published in five volumes from 1714 to 1721. Very small age toning to borders, otherwise G to VG The religious order of La Merci was founded in 1218 by Pierre Nolasque. It was a redemptive order for the redemption of captives with the aim of redeeming Christians held captive by Muslims.