Letter signed from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, dated 30 January 1778 [D21019]

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CMV34875

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MA 2152A, ‘Letter : [n.p.], to Alexandre Marie François-de-Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, 1778 Jan. 30.’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, dated 30 January 1778 [D21019]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher ami, les fermiers généraux sont donc aussi dangereux que les princes.

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, dated 30 January 1778.

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30 January 1778

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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