Autograph letter from Jean Ricaud to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 14 June 1747 [D3527].

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CMV33932

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5-240 (II, f.295), ‘Lettre à Voltaire de Ricaud, Paris, 14 juin 1747’

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Autograph letter from Jean Ricaud to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 14 June 1747 [D3527].

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Jean Ricaud: Author
Voltaire: Recipient

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Jean Ricaud to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 14 June 1747.

Detailed Summary:

According to T. D. N. Besterman, Voltaire’s correspondent may possibly have been P. Ricaud de Tiregale, who later published Médailles des principaux événemens de l’empire de Russie (Potsdam 1772).

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1 f.

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1

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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.

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14 June 1747

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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)

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Record created by:

Aušra Bukniute

Record created on:

29 August 2024