Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written from Prangins and dated 26 December 1754 [D6044]

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CMV35721

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Ms Coste 1134, ‘Lettre à M. Dupont, avocat à Colmar. Il réclame ses bons offices pour lui faire parvenir au plus vite cinq caisses laissées entre les mains de Turckeim de Colmar, caisses qui contiennent les livres et les habits de Madame Denis et les siens’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written from Prangins and dated 26 December 1754 [D6044]

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Voltaire: Author

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Vous êtes aussi essentiel qu’aimable, mon cher ami.

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written from Prangins and dated 26 December 1754.

Detailed Summary:

Voltaire asks Dupont to send him the five boxes left in the hands of Turckeim de Colmar as soon as possible, boxes that contain the books and clothes of himself and Madame Denis.

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2 ff.

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1

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History

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26 December 1754

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Prangin par Nyon païs de Vaud

Provenance:

Passed at the M*** [Motteley] sale in Paris on 18 November 1844 (Lot. 104).

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