Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written from Ferney and dating to 4 August 1764 [D12032]
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CMV35142
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MA 1765.11, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : [Ferney], to [Sébastien] Dupont, [1764 Aug. 4].’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written from Ferney and dating to 4 August 1764 [D12032]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ami tout malade que je suis, mon cœur est si pénétré de vos soins obligeants, que je suspends tous mes maux pour vous remercier.
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written from Ferney and dating to 4 August 1764,
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1 pp.
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Height: 186 mm
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A Genevan postmark has been added above the address. The date has been added in a second, unknown hand.
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4 August [1764]
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Passed at the F.W. Joy sale in London on 27 May 1887 (Lot. 408), the Sotheby sale in London on 20 March 1890 (Lot. 375), the Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1902 (Lot. 508), and the Laverdet sale in Paris on 24 April 1862 (Lot. 1231). Purchased by the
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