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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 5 September [1772] [D17902]
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CMV:
CMV34379
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 318 E 116, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Joseph Vasselier [texte manuscrit]’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je retrouve dans mes paperasses une lettre d’un mr Bourdelin le jeune que je n’ay pas l’honneur de connaître.
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French
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 5 September [1772].
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Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
182 x 125 mm
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1
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History
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5 September [1772]
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 15 December 1879 (Lot. 169).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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