Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Admiral John Byng, written from Les Délices and dated 2 January 1757 [D7109]
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Add MS 6839, fol.34, ’16. Condemnation and sentence of Admiral Byng.’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Admiral John Byng, written from Les Délices and dated 2 January 1757 [D7109]
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Sir, though I am almost unknown to you, I think ’tis my duty to send you the copy of the letter which I have just received from the Marshall Duke of Richelieu.
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Admiral John Byng, written from Les Délices and dated 2 January 1757.
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Voltaire encloses a letter from Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, noting that it is such a noble testimony that he hopes the judges will do Byng the same justice.
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2 ff.
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aux Délices près de Geneve
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