Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dated 4 September [1749] [D4007]

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CMV34886

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MA 6761.6, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : place not specified, to Marie Louise Denis, [1749] Sept. 4.’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dated 4 September [1749] [D4007]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon aimable enfant je ne vous ay jamais tant aimée.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dated 4 September [1749].

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1 pp.

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Height: 184 mm

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Undecorated

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The year has been added to the date line by Marie-Louise Denis. It first read ‘1747’ but was later altered by Denis to read ‘1749’ instead.

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History

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4 September [1749]

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Provenance:

Part of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gifted to the Morgan Library by the Heineman Foundation in 1977.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024