Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Lunéville and dated 18 November 1748 [D3808]
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CMV37507
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Français 12947, f.330-331, ‘LIII Correspondance de Voltaire ; lettres copiées. P-Z.’
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Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Lunéville and dated 18 November 1748 [D3808]
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Je le verrai cette statue,
Que Gènes élève justement
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Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Lunéville and dated 18 November 1748.
Detailed Summary:
The letter begins with a poem, ‘A monsieur le maréchal duc de Richelieu, à qui le sénat de Gènes avait érigé une statue’. In a concluding prose section, Voltaire notes that he imagines the recipient, Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, will be invited to dine with the President in Paris upon his arrival as his glory means that he must lack nothing. Voltaire ends by saying he has just received Louis’ letter.
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2 ff.
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Half-bound
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History
Date:
18 November 1748
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Luneville
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OCV Reference:
vol.30A, p.482-487
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.30A, p.484, ‘MS2’
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