Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Jean François Hénault, dated 15 May [1760] [D8909]
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Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Jean François Hénault, dated 15 May [1760] [D8909]
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Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Jean François Hénault, dated 15 May [1760].
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The letter opens with nineteen lines of verse known as ‘Épître à Monsieur le Président Hénault’. The final seven words of the letter have been added in Voltaire’s hand.
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Formerly in the collections of comte Le Veneur, Château de Carrouges (Orne). The present whereabouts of the MS are unknown.
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