Letter signed from Voltaire to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written from Ferney and dated 17 January 1778 [D20993]

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CMV34536

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MA 1765.15, ‘Letter signed : Ferney, to [Conseil de régence de Montbéliard], 1778 Jan. 17.’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written from Ferney and dated 17 January 1778 [D20993]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Messieurs, Je vous aurais une véritable obligation de me faire paier six mois d’arrérages

Incipit Modernised:

Messieurs, Je vous aurais une véritable obligation de me faire paier six mois d’arrérages

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Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written from Ferney and dated 17 January 1778.

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2 pp.

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Height: 198 mm

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Undecorated

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History

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17 January 1778

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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024