Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated 18 [January 1749] [D3851]

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CMV34587

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MA 6761.3, ‘Letter : [n.p.], to Mme. Denis, Marie Louise Mignot, 1749 Jan. 18.’

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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated 18 [January 1749] [D3851]

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Votre lettre du 13 mon cher cœur est de la plus grande philosophe du monde.

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Yes

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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated 18 [January 1749].

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Undecorated

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Marie-Louise Denis has added the year to the date line. She dates the letter 1748 but Besterman instead dates the letter 1749.

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18 [January 1749]

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Part of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gifted to the Morgan Library by the Heineman Foundation in 1977.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024