Autograph note from Voltaire to Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, endorsed by Formey ’23 Xbr 1752′ [D5174-R01]
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CMV33432
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MssCol 2037, b.11 (C)
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Autograph note from Voltaire to Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, endorsed by Formey ’23 Xbr 1752′ [D5174-R01]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
jay eu du monde jusqu’a présont monsieur, et je n’ay pas eü le temps de vous repondre.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph note from Voltaire to Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, endorsed by Formey ’23 Xbr 1752′.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he has had company so has not been able to respond until now. He adds that he will try to come to Formey’s house tomorrow if his strength allows it
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1 f.
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2
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Formey has endorsed the letter ‘du 23 Xbr 1752’.
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Owned by Gilbert Holland Montague (1880-1961).
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Donated to the New York Public Library by the Gilbert Montague Estate in 1962.
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