Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 11 September 1738
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CMV34710
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MA 1752.1, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : place not specified, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1738 Sept. 11].’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 11 September 1738
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon aimable amy, qui ferez honneur à tous les arts, et que j’aime tendrement, courage, macte animo.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 11 September 1738.
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2 ff.
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Height: 230 mm
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Undecorated
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The address on f.2v is written in the hand of Émilie Du Châtelet. The date has been added by a later, unknown hand.
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11 September 1738
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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