Recueil of pieces by Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot prduced between 1748 and 1778, vol.3, including a contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Turgot, written from Ferney and dated 18 May [1776] [D20130]
Cod.gall. 726, ‘Recueil de pièces de M. Turgot, anno 1748 – 1778, tome 3 – BSB Cod.gall. 726.’
Title:
Recueil of pieces by Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot prduced between 1748 and 1778, vol.3, including a contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Turgot, written from Ferney and dated 18 May [1776] [D20130]
Recueil of pieces by Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot prduced between 1748 and 1778, vol.3.
Detailed Summary:
The recueil contains a contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Turgot, written from Ferney and dated 18 May [1776]. In the letter, Voltaire discusses Turgot’s governance and notes that Mr de Trudaine claims that in Geneva, Switzerland, Franchecomté, and all along the Lion Road people are convinced that they have lost their father.