Autograph letter signed from Ambroise Decroze to Voltaire, written from Sacony and dated 10 December 1761 [D10201a]
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CMV35490
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Lambert-David.IIIDecroze.2MsDecroze.3Correspondance.2.A. Decroze à Voltaire, 10 jan. 1761
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Autograph letter signed from Ambroise Decroze to Voltaire, written from Sacony and dated 10 December 1761 [D10201a]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Dieu mercy, a vos soin et vostre chere avolution
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Ambroise Decroze to Voltaire, written from Sacony and dated 10 December 1761
Detailed Summary:
Decroze thanks Voltaire for his care, and speaks of his difficulties in getting the Procureur to recognise the men who attacked his son.
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2 ff.
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243 x 182 mm
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The paper is watermarked with largely indistinguishable text. The final word appears to be ‘PEIDEC’.
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has endorsed the MS in his own hand as ‘lettres de Croze’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.2v.
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10 December 1761
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