Collection of manuscripts dating from 1789-2013, including ‘Anecdotes sur l’arrivée du corps de Voltaire á Scelliers par Etienne Faireau’ and a photocopy of an autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ami Camp, dated February 1762

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CMV33106

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MS#0001, ‘General Manuscripts, 1789-2013’

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Collection of manuscripts dating from 1789-2013, including ‘Anecdotes sur l’arrivée du corps de Voltaire á Scelliers par Etienne Faireau’ and a photocopy of an autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ami Camp, dated February 1762

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Voltaire: Author
Ami Camp: Recipient
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Brief Summary:

A collection of manuscripts dating from 1789-2013.

Detailed Summary:

Included in the collection, in Box 53 are two documents relating to Voltaire:

  • Autograph copy of ‘Anecdotes sur l’arrivée du corps de Voltaire á Scelliers par Etienne Faireau’ c.1778. This manuscript was previously part of the library of John L. Gerig.
  • Photostat of an autograph letter signed from Voltaire to M. Le President [Ami Camp] dated February 1762. The original copy of this letter is in New York Public Library. The photostat was gifted to Columbia University Libraries by H.M. Judson.

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9 pp. + 1 pp.

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2

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The manuscript copy of ‘Anecdotes sur l’arrivée du corps de Voltaire á Scelliers par Etienne Faireau’ was previously part of the library of John L. Gerig. The photostat of an autograph letter signed from Voltaire to M. Le President [Ami Camp] was gifted to Columbia University Libraries by H.M. Judson.

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