Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dating to 10 August 1738 [D1581]
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CMV34690
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MA 1752.2, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : place not specified, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1738 Aug. 10].’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dating to 10 August 1738 [D1581]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je reçois dans ce moment, mon aimable petit fils d’Apollon, une lettre de Mr votre père, et une de vous.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dating to 10 August 1738.
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1 pp.
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Height: 220 mm
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Undecorated
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The date has been added to the MS in a later, unknown hand.
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10 August 1738
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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