Letter signed from Voltaire to César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 9 November 1771 [D17433a]

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CMV34585

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MA 4801 (41), ‘Letter signed : Fernay, to “Monseigneur”, 1771 Nov. 9.’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 9 November 1771 [D17433a]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monseigneur Les bontés dont vous m’avez toujours honoré, la générosité avec laquelle vous avez contribué à l’établissement de la petite fille du grand Corneille

Incipit Modernised:

Monseigneur Les bontés dont vous m’avez toujours honoré, la générosité avec laquelle vous avez contribué à l’établissement de la petite fille du grand Corneille

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Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin, written from Ferney and dated 9 November 1771.

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2 pp.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

9 November 1771

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Origin (transcript):

Fernay

Provenance:

Gifted to the Morgan Library by Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in 1993.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024