Original letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written from Lyon and dated 14 May 1768 [D15017]

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CMV34765

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MA 2152, ‘Letter : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1768 May 14.’

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Original letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written from Lyon and dated 14 May 1768 [D15017]

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Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Recipient

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Les gens de lettres de Paris sont d’étranges gens, ils savent combien l’on persécute, et ils ne veulent pas que leurs confrères se mettent à l’abri de la persécution.

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Original letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written from Lyon and dated 14 May 1768

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14 May 1768

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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1961 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024