Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre de Morand, written from Potsdam and dated 17 November 1750 [D4270]

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CMV34612

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MA 1765.4, ‘Autograph letter signed : Potsdam, to [Sauveur-Francois Morand?], 1750 Nov. 17.’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre de Morand, written from Potsdam and dated 17 November 1750 [D4270]

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Voltaire: Author
Pierre de Morand: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

Les bontez monsieur que vous avez eues pour Darnaud et l’estime véritable que vous m’avez toujours inspirée, m’autorisent à vous informer du malheur que ce pauvre garçon s’est attiré par sa mauvaise conduitte.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre de Morand, written from Potsdam and dated 17 November 1750.

Detailed Summary:

The Morgan Library suggest that Besterman misidentified the recipient of this letter, arguing that the recipient was Sauveur-François Morand instead as Voltaire refers to the recipient as a healer of disease.

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3 pp.

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Height: 242 mm

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1

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Undecorated

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History

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17 November 1750

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Provenance:

Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024