Autograph letter from Claude Adrien Helvétius to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 3 January 1767 [D13797].
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CMV33924
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5-240 (II, f.205-206), ‘Lettre d’Helvétius à Voltaire, Paris, 3 janvier 1767’
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Autograph letter from Claude Adrien Helvétius to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 3 January 1767 [D13797].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon illustre Maître, J’ay enfin Le philosophe ignorant, j’en aime et admire L’auteur, je suis très content des / raisonnements, et enchanté de ses fables.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon illustre Maître, J’ai enfin Le philosophe ignorant, j’en aime et admire L’auteur, je suis très content des / raisonnements, et enchanté de ses fables.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Claude Adrien Helvétius to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 3 January 1767.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is an autograph letter discussing erudition, Enlightenment, and religion. It refrences Le philosophe ignorant, Voltaire’s Henriade, Excellent Commentaire sur Les délits et peines, and les Scithes.
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2 ff.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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3 January 1767
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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