Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ambroise Elisabeth Gounod (née Ravoisier), written from Brussels and dated 16 January 1740 [D2145]
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CMV34605
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MA 1765.2, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : Brussels, to [Ambroise Elisabeth] Ravoisier, 1740 Jan. 16.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ambroise Elisabeth Gounod (née Ravoisier), written from Brussels and dated 16 January 1740 [D2145]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je commence tout rondement, tout simplement, sans cérémonie et sans palliatif par vous dire que vous trouverez cy joint un billet de cent francs avec le quel vous pourez payer une partie des choses que votre hôtesse a avancées pour vous.
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ambroise Elisabeth Gounod (née Ravoisier), written from Brussels and dated 16 January 1740.
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2 ff.
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Height: 197 mm
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Undecorated
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History
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16 January 1740
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Bruxelles
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Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1902. Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956.
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