Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charlotte Sophia can Aldenburg, countess of Bentinck, written from Ferney and dated 12 November 1770 [D16757]
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CMV34545
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MA 639.1, ‘Autograph letter signed : Chateau de Ferney, to [Charlotte Sophia van Aldenburg, countess of Bentinck], 1770 Nov. 12.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charlotte Sophia can Aldenburg, countess of Bentinck, written from Ferney and dated 12 November 1770 [D16757]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Quoi! Madame, vous daignez vous souvenir de moi!
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charlotte Sophia can Aldenburg, countess of Bentinck, written from Ferney and dated 12 November 1770.
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2 pp.
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Height: 198 mm
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12 November 1770
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Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1900 by Pierpont Morgan.
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