Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written from Ferney and dated 6 December 1775 [D19781]
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CMV34466
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FS 318 E 203, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Joseph Vasselier [texte manuscrit]’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written from Ferney and dated 6 December 1775 [D19781]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ami, permettez que je vous donne part de l’heureux affranchissement que j’ai enfin obtenu pour ma nouvelle petite patrie.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written from Ferney and dated 6 December 1775.
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2 ff.
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117 x 95 mm
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1
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6 December 1775
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Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 15 December 1879 (Lot. 169).
Bibliography
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Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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