Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written from Geneva and dated 22 May [1773] [D18390]
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CMV34413
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FS 318 E 150, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Joseph Vasselier [texte manuscrit]’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written from Geneva and dated 22 May [1773] [D18390]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ami je vous envoye par Geneve une petite lettre qui m’est tombée entre les mains, concernant la comète qui devait nous amener hier la fin de ce sot monde.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, written from Geneva and dated 22 May [1773].
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1 f.
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165 x 104 mm
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1
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22 May [1773]
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Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 15 December 1879 (Lot. 169).
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Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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