Letter from Voltaire to Marie Jean Antoine de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 16 March 1776 [D19994]

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CMV34073

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MA 638.67, ‘Letter : place not specified, to [Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet], 1776 Mar. 16’

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Letter from Voltaire to Marie Jean Antoine de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 16 March 1776 [D19994]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Vraiment, mon éloquent philosophe, vous aviez eu grand tort de ne me pas envoier le chef d’œuvre qui commence par Bénissons le ministre bienfesant, accompagné de la Comédie de l’esprit de contradiction rélativement à l’édit de Henri 3.

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Letter from Voltaire to Marie Jean Antoine de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 16 March 1776.

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2 ff.

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157 mm

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1

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16 March 1776

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024