Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jacques-Abraham-Elie-Daniel Clavel de Brenles, written from Prangins and dated 14 December [1754] [D6021]
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MS Lowell Autograph File, (335), ‘Voltaire, 1694-1778. Autograph manuscript letter (signed) to [de Brentes]; au Chateau de Prangins, 1754 December 14., 1754’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jacques-Abraham-Elie-Daniel Clavel de Brenles, written from Prangins and dated 14 December [1754] [D6021]
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jacques-Abraham-Elie-Daniel Clavel de Brenles, written from Prangins and dated 14 December [1754].
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Voltaire writes that he is at the Château de Prangins with his niece and would come to visit the recipient immediately if her were not suffering from rheumatism and gout. He notes his intention to take the baths of Aix en Savoye and writes that he hopes to then be able to see the recipient after such a long time. He then remarks on the fact that Alaman has not been sold, before claiming that he is looking for philosophers rather than the view of Lake Lauzanne and would prefer the recipient’s company to that of all the big trouts.
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Collected by Amy Lowell (1874-1925).
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Bought at the Sir Thomas Phillipps sale at Sotheby in London on 27 April 1903 (Lot 1167), presumably by Amy Lowell. Immediate source of acquisition by Harvard University was at the bequest of Amy Lowell. Received in 1925.
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