Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 19 [January/February 1739] [D1891]
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CMV35153
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MA 1752.6, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1739 Jan. or Feb.] 19.’
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Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 19 [January/February 1739] [D1891]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher amy, si vous faites des lettres métaphisiques vous faites aussy de belles actions de morale.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 19 [January/February 1739].
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2 ff.
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Height: 226 mm
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The MS is partially written in the hand of a secretary, with the remainder added by Voltaire.
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19 [January/February 1739]
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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