Voltaire to Frederick the Great…1, 1741 August 29
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CMV33515
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6006 (Box: 1, Folder: 9)
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Voltaire to Frederick the Great…1, 1741 August 29
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Après votre belle campagne
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Brief Summary:
Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 29 August [1742].
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In this letter, Voltaire mentions that he has been ordered to rest in his bed, and so will begin to transcribe Mohammed during the coming days. He discusses different routes that can be used to go to Aix la Chapelle. He thanks Frederick for the “beautiful compliments” he paid Voltaire in his last letter. The letter begins and ends with a poem, assumedly written by Voltaire. He mentions some mythological characters/ideas in the poetry as well, such as Appollo and Parnassus. The letter is not signed.
Besterman suggests that this letter was written in 1742 rather than 1741 as proposed in the University of Southern California catalogue.
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2 ff.
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A note explaining the provenance of the letter has been added in the upper left-hand margin of f.1r in a separate hand.
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