Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to George Conrad Walther, written from Paris and dated 26 July [1747] [D3557]
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CMV33995
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Seller Inventory # 60675, ‘Autograph Letter Signed (“Voltaire”).’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to George Conrad Walther, written from Paris and dated 26 July [1747] [D3557]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
je vous ay envoyé le tome troisieme il y a plus de trois semaines
Incipit Modernised:
Je vous ay envoyé le tome troisième il y a plus de trois semaines
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to George Conrad Walther, written from Paris and dated 26 July [1747] [D3557]
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he sent Walther the third volume more than three weeks ago, and asks that Walther confirms receipt of the volume, adding that he will have the fourth soon. He ends by asking Walther to let him know if there is a better way to get packages to him.
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1 f.
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Unbound
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History
Date:
26 July [1747]
Ownership:
Owned by Walter Romeyn Benjamin (1854-1943).
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Provenance:
Passed at a sale in Philadelphia on 26 January 1943. Placed for sale by Kotte Autographs GmbH (Roßhaupten, Germany) on Abe Books in 2024, with an asking price of £5,713.47.
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