Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Cirey and dated 25 February 1739 [D1906]
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CMV35070
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MA 1752.7, ‘Autograph letter : Cirey, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, 1739 Feb. 25.’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Cirey and dated 25 February 1739 [D1906]
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Mon cher amy L’amy des muses, et de la vérité votre épître est pleine d’une hardiesse de raison bien au dessus de votre âge
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Cirey and dated 25 February 1739.
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4 pp.
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Height: 230 mm
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25 February 1739
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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