Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from The Hague and dated 27 October 1740 [D2353]

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CMV35132

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MA 1752.15, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : The Hague, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, 1740 Oct. 27.’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from The Hague and dated 27 October 1740 [D2353]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher et jeune Apollon, mon poète philosophe, il y a six semaines que je suis plus errant que vous.

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from The Hague and dated 27 October 1740.

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3 pp.

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Height: 230 mm

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27 October 1740

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la Haye au palais du Roy de Pruss

Provenance:

Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024