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Rev. T. Pitts of Great Brickhill (co. Beds.) advises C.T. Tower on on his reading and describes the French Revolution as divine judgement on France for the iniquities of Voltaire, Rousseau, etc., 1793.

Repository: Essex Record Office
Date: 1791-1794
CMV: cmv33108

A diary describing Richard Neville Aldworth Neville’s travels in France and Switzerland with his children Dick and Fanny. In the diary, he provides a detailed description of a meeting with Voltaire on 4 July 1772, and an account of Voltaire’s opinions of literature and politics. An account of this meeting was printed in the Gentleman’s Magazine. This is available for comparison at: Essex Record Office, D/Dby Z19.

Repository: Essex Record Office
Date: 11 May 1772-22 November 1774
CMV: cmv33223