Receipt for the Life Annuity of the Château de Voltaire, written from Ferney and dated 6 January 1776

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MA 4605, ‘Document signed : Ferney, 1776 Jan. 6.’

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Receipt for the Life Annuity of the Château de Voltaire, written from Ferney and dated 6 January 1776

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Receipt for the Life Annuity of the Château de Voltaire, written from Ferney and dated 6 January 1776.

Detailed Summary:

The receipt is for the sum of 450 livres. This money, the life annuity for the first six months for the Château de Ferney, was received from Henri Rieu.

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6 January 1776

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Gifted to the Morgan Library by Mr. Christopher Jan Marshall Scholz in 1987 in honour of Charles Ryskamp.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024