Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated [5] January 1749 [D3841]
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CMV35035
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MA 1901 (BVD 130), ‘Letter : [n.p.], to Mme. Denis, Marie Louise Mignot, 1749 Jan.’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated [5] January 1749 [D3841]
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Ma chère enfant je reçois votre lettre du 2. Lieutenant général!
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dated [5] January 1749.
Detailed Summary:
The letter includes the first eight lines of a poem titled ‘La vie de Paris et de Versailles’.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[5] January 1749
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Origin (transcript):
Cirey par Vassy
Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1958 with the assistance of the Fellows.
Bibliography
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OCV Reference:
vol.31A, p.263-287
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.31A, p.270, ‘MS’
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