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Original letter from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 10 January 1770 [D16083]
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CMV34830
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
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MA 2152A, ‘Letter : [n.p.], to Alexandre Marie François-de-Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, 1770 Jan. 10.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher Conseiller, je ne sais si vous savez que le vice-roi d’Aquitaine dit un jour à made de st Julien que je lui avais envoié made Denis en qualité de sergent pour lui aporter un exploit.
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Original letter from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 10 January 1770.
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10 January 1770
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Ferney-Voltaire, France
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1961 with the Fellows Fund.
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