Autograph letter signed from Maturin Veyssière La Croze to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 25 May 1728 [D335]

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CMV35222

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MA 639.5, ‘Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to Voltaire, 1728 May 25.’

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Autograph letter signed from Maturin Veyssière La Croze to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 25 May 1728 [D335]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur, J’ai l’honneur de vous écrire par ordre de notre incomparable Reine1 qui a reçu avec plaisir le présent que vous lui avez fait du plus beau Poëme Epique que nous aions encore vû dans nôtre langue.

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Autograph letter signed from Maturin Veyssière La Croze to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 25 May 1728.

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3 pp.

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Height: 224 mm

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25 May 1728

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Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1900 by Pierpont Morgan.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024