Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sophia Friedrike Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth, written from Berlin and dated 19 December 1750 [D4302]

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CMV36789

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MS 121.11

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sophia Friedrike Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth, written from Berlin and dated 19 December 1750 [D4302]

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Madame les ordres de votre altesse royale ont croisé mes hommages et je me mettois a ses pieds quand elle daignait m’ecrire.

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Sophia Friedrike Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth, written from Berlin and dated 19 December 1750.

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2 ff.

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226 x 190 mm

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1

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The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a postern.

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There are some holes along the bifolium fold line which have been repaired with tape, and several ink blots and splatters on f.1v and f.2v. The letter features three vertical fold lines. There is a small stain in the left-hand margin of f.1r.

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