Letter from Voltaire to Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 November 1774 [D19196]

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CMV34056

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MA 638.50, ‘Letter : place not specified, to [Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet], 1774 Nov. 23’

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Letter from Voltaire to Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 November 1774 [D19196]

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J’ai reçu vôtre Lettre du 15, Monsieur, qui m’a fait encor plus de plaisir que les éloges de Fontaine et de La Condamine.

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Letter from Voltaire to Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 November 1774.

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8 pp.

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228 mm

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1

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There are corrections in a second hand throughout.

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23 November 1774

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024