Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de, 1694-1778. A.L.s. to the authors of La bibliothèque française; Aurey en Champagne, 5 Oct 1736., 1736.
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Box: 1, Identifier: MS Eng 870, (40A)
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Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de, 1694-1778. A.L.s. to the authors of La bibliothèque française; Aurey en Champagne, 5 Oct 1736., 1736.
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Incipit Diplomatic:
vous avez dû recevoir messieurs la réfutation que je me devois à moy même des calomnies que Roussau a fait insérer dans votre journal.
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to the authors of La bibliothèque française, written from Cirey and dated 5 October 1736. With an engraved portrait.
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Voltaire begins by stating that the recipients must have received his refutation of the ‘calumnies’ which Rousseau had provided to be inserted in their journal. He states that he expects justice in the form of the publication of his refutation, but asks that the article concerning Mr. Saurin is cut as he was already pitied enough. Voltaire concludes by saying that he is to be pitied for having to sustain such a humiliating combat, but that to leave the calumnies unanswered would be even more humiliating. He scoffs that he has been accused of irreligion and satire by Rousseau and quips that it is like being accused of theft by Cartouche [the highwayman Louis Dominique Bourguignon].
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Owned by Frederick Locker-Lampson.
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Part of the collection was deposited by Mr Samuel B. Grimson on 25 June 1953. The remainder was gifted to Harvard University by Bettina W. Grimson on 12 January 1960.
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