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Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Claude-Henri Fuzée de Voisenon, written from Ferney and dated 19 October 1765 [D12946]
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CMV34510
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
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FS 322 A 124 [M-RP], ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Claude-Henri Fuzée de Voisenon, 19 octobre 1765 [document manuscrit]’
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J’avais un arbuste inutile / Qui languissait dans mon canton
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French
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Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Claude-Henri Fuzée de Voisenon, written from Ferney and dated 19 October 1765.
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Letter
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Copy (Old)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 pp.
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8vo
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Bound with other manuscripts in vellum.
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History
Date:
19 October 1765
Ownership:
Owned by Marie-Charles-Apollin Briquet (1800-1881), and Paul-August-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
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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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