Old copy of a letter from George Keate to Voltaire, written from Bloomsbury, London and dated 15 August 1777 [D20765]

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CMV34251

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FS 318 E 51, ‘Lettre de George Keate à Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’

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Old copy of a letter from George Keate to Voltaire, written from Bloomsbury, London and dated 15 August 1777 [D20765]

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George Keate: Author
Voltaire: Recipient
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je suis assez mortifié mon cher monsr de remarquer qu’il y a quatre années depuis que vous m’avez donné de vos nouvelles.

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Old copy of a letter from George Keate to Voltaire, written from Bloomsbury, London and dated 15 August 1777.

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4 ff.

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Date:

15 August 1777

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Origin (transcript):

Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024