Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 15 February [1771] [D17022]

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CMV34339

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FS 318 E 77, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Joseph Vasselier [texte manuscrit]’

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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 15 February [1771] [D17022]

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Content

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Voltaire: Author
Joseph Vasselier: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je doute que Mr de Laharpe ait été arrêté comme on vous l’a mandé.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 15 February [1771].

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2 ff.

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161 x 100 mm

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1

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History

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15 February [1771]

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Provenance:

Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 15 December 1879 (Lot. 169).

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