Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Henri Feydeau de Marville, dating to c.1 March 1746.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that his letter is accompanied by an Italian work written for certain Italian academies of which he is a member. He states that he wants five dozen copies of this work to be printed, and that the copies should be sent to M de Foncemagne.
Passed at the Monmerqué sale in Paris on 2 May 1837 (p.106, no.1315); the Laverdet sale in Paris on 11 May 1861 (p.140, no.1244); and the Dubrunfaut sale in Paris on 22 December 1884 (p.11, no.34).