Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Philibert Charles Marie Varenne de Fénille, dated February 1766 [D13080]
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CMV34154
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MS Voltaire 005 (Lee), ‘Lettre de Voltaire à M. de Varennes, Receveur des Tailles de Montargin.’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Philibert Charles Marie Varenne de Fénille, dated February 1766 [D13080]
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933894143
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mr Clairaut, Monsieur, n’eut aucune part a la Philosophie Leibnitzienne, dans la quelle Madame Du Châtelet mit autant de clarté que Leibniz y avait jetté d’obscurité.
Incipit Modernised:
M. Clairaut, monsieur, n’eut aucune part à la philosophie leibnitzienne, dans laquelle madame du Châtelet mit autant de clarté que Leibnitz y avait jeté d’obscurité.
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Philibert Charles Marie Varenne de Fénille, dated February 1766.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by discussing the work of Alexis Clairaut in the context of Leibniz, Émilie du Châtelet, and Sir Isaac Newton. He concludes by mentioning his prior corresponsance with Clairaut [D8455]. The copyist states that the recipient of the letter is ‘Mr. de Varennes, Receveur des Tailles de Montargin’. Besterman, however, instead notes that the recipient is Philibert Charles Marie Varenne de Fénille.
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1 f.
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260 x 210 mm
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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The number ‘9’ has been added in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
February 1766
Ownership:
Owned by J. Patrick Lee (1942-2006).
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Provenance:
Purchased by J. Patrick Lee from an eBay auction in March 2005. Acquired by McGill University Library in 2013.
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