Letter signed from Voltaire to Trophime Gérard de Lally-Tolendal, chevalier de Lally-Tolendal, written in a secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 24 May 1773 [D18394]

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CMV34046

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MA 638.40, ‘Letter signed with initial : place not specified, to [Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat,] marquis de Condorcet, 1773 May 23’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Trophime Gérard de Lally-Tolendal, chevalier de Lally-Tolendal, written in a secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 24 May 1773 [D18394]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Vous avés, Monsieur, du courage dans l’esprit, comme dans le cœur; & une chose à laquelle vous ne faites pas peutêtre attention, c’est que votre mémoire est de l’éloquence la plus forte & la plus touchante.

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Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Trophime Gérard de Lally-Tolendal, chevalier de Lally-Tolendal, written in a secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 24 May 1773.

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2 ff.

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232 mm

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2

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Voltaire has added additional words throughout.

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24 May 1773

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024