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A letter from George Woodward to George London, written from Long Ditton and undated
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CMV32854
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U771/C7/3, ‘Comments on Voltaire’s History of Louis XIV’
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A letter from George Woodward to George London, undated.
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The letter discusses Voltaire’s contempt for clergy, and the financial difficulties of his brother Tom, a sailor, with small annuity.
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Clergy, Money
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Part of the deeds of the Osborne family (1282-1924).
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