Keyword: Henri Louis Cain (a.k.a. Lekain)

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Voltaire begins by saying that he is sending an addition for his Sophonisbe, which he felt was too short. He asks the d’Argental’s to send it the Lekain. Voltaire then discusses briefly war and peace before asking for details on the movements of de Mairet and the duc de Duras. The letter is followed by an extract, in verse, concerning Scipio.

Repository: Voltaire Foundation
Date: 17 December [1770]
CMV: cmv37348

Voltaire begins by saying that he wants to give Cicero to Henri Louis Cain, a.k.a. Lekain. He asks if d’Argental would be willing to come to his house to hear it that morning as Voltaire can’t go out. He ends by simply stating: ‘Please come’.

Repository: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Date: [c.15 May 1750]
CMV: cmv36120