Letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 24 February 1776 [D19945a-N]
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 24 February 1776 [D19945a-N]
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Je pense, mon cher ami, que la croix de diamants de vôtre commandeur doit actuellement être remise entre ses mains, et orner son jabot.
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 24 February 1776.
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Voltaire writes that Joseph Vasselier’s Commander’s diamond cross must now be placed in his hands. He adds that the two crooks (one Roma, one from Bordeaux) are still in prison in Geneva, and that they will be there until the city of Lyon has claimed them to have them hanged in Catholic land. Voltaire notes that the Bordeaux native is less guilty than the Roman and has talents that will save him because he plays the harpsichord and the violin like an angel, adding that he heard him play at Ferney.
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