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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Cosimo Alessandro Collini, written from Ferney and dated 20 September 1762 [D10715]
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CMV34034
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
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MA 638.28, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : Ferney, to [Cosimo Alessandro] Collini, 1762 Sept. 20’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Si le désir extrême de revoir Schwessingen pouvait recevoir d’autre motif que celuy de faire ma cour à leurs altesses électorales, je sens que l’envie de voir votre beau téâtre pourait entrer pour quelque chose dans mes idées.
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French
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Cosimo Alessandro Collini, written from Ferney and dated 20 September 1762.
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Letter
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ALS
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2 ff.
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224 mm
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1
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History
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20 September 1762
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Ferney-Voltaire, France
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