Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de, 1694-1778. A.L.s. to Marie de Vichy Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand; [n.p.] 21 Oct 1770., 1770.

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ITEM — Box: 1 Identifier: MS Eng 870, (40B)

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Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de, 1694-1778. A.L.s. to Marie de Vichy Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand; [n.p.] 21 Oct 1770., 1770.

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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand [née de Vichy], dated 21 October 1770.

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3 pp.

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Owned by Frederick Locker-Lampson.

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Passed at the Lonsdale, Puttick sale in London on 23 March 1864 (p.48, no.496).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024