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Letter signed from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 15 August 1775 [D19606]
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CMV34866
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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, 1775 Aug. 15.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous avez eu la bonté, mon cher ami, de m’envoier la prose et les chifres de Mr D’Ailly.
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French
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 15 August 1775.
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Signed
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Ink on paper
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15 August 1775
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Ferney-Voltaire, France
Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1961 with the Fellows Fund.
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