Letter signed from Voltaire to Jacques Emmanuel Roques de Maumont de La Rochefoucauld, written from Gotha and dated 18 May 1753 [D5290]

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CMV34749

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MA 1806, ‘Letter signed, with four line autograph postscript : Gotha, to Jacques Emmanuel Roques, intermediary in his quarrel with La Beaumelle, 1753 May 18.’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jacques Emmanuel Roques de Maumont de La Rochefoucauld, written from Gotha and dated 18 May 1753 [D5290]

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Je suis fâché à présent, Monsieur, d’avoir répondu à la Beaumelle avec la sévérité qu’il méritait.

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jacques Emmanuel Roques de Maumont de La Rochefoucauld, written from Gotha and dated 18 May 1753.

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4 pp.

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Undecorated

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Voltaire has added a four-line postscript in his hand to the bottom of the letter.

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18 May 1753

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024