Letter signed from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written from Ferney and dated 14 February 1763 [D11004]

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CMV32836

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Add MS 24419 (fol.5-6), ‘MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc; 1590-1831’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written from Ferney and dated 14 February 1763 [D11004]

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Voltaire: Author

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Je deviens à peuprès aveugle, Monsieur

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Partly

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written from Ferney and dated 14 February 1763.

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2 ff.

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History

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14 February 1763

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Origin (transcript):

Ferney

Provenance:

Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 25 April 1843 (Lot. 192) where it was bought by Pickering. Passed again at the Puttick sale in London on 19 March 1862 (Lot. 708).

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