Letter : Ferney, France, to Jean-Antoine Lépine, Paris, 1772 Sept. 4.
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CMV33574
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*KGV 09-53
Title:
Letter : Ferney, France, to Jean-Antoine Lépine, Paris, 1772 Sept. 4.
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OCLC Number:
316907344
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Antoine Lépine, written in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 September 1772.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire offers to lodge Lépine’s son and his pupils at Ferney where he notes that other craftsmen from Geneva and elsewhere have taken refuge under his patronage.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
200 x 151 mm
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2
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Additional Comments:
The paper features several horizontal and vertical fold lines. There are remnants of a wax seal on f.2v.
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Undecorated
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A Geneva post stamp has been stamped on f.2v.
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Inclusions:
Also included is a ‘Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel’ issued by the Ministère de la culture et de la communication (France), dated 16 March 2008 and a European Community customs form stamped 21 May 2008.
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Part of the Martin J. Gross Collection.
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