Two autograph letters signed and three additional letters in the hand of Wagnière from Voltaire to John More, 1773

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CMV35727

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‘2 ALS & 3 dictated letters to John Moore, M.D’

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Two autograph letters signed and three additional letters in the hand of Wagnière from Voltaire to John More, 1773

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Voltaire: Author
John Moore: Recipient

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Two autograph letters signed and three additional letters in the hand of Wagnière from Voltaire to John More, 1773.

Detailed Summary:

The letters pass compliments, request the return of some books, and mention the Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, David Hume, and a Mr Stuart, possibly William Stuart, (Later) Archbishop of Armagh, who had been sent to Geneva to study under Paul Henri Mallet.

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1773

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[Ferney]

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