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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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CMV34536
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
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MA 1765.15, ‘Letter signed : Ferney, to [Conseil de régence de Montbéliard], 1778 Jan. 17.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Messieurs, Je vous aurais une véritable obligation de me faire paier six mois d’arrérages
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
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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Letter
Status:
Signed
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 pp.
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Height: 198 mm
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
17 January 1778
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Origin:
Ferney-Voltaire, France
Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956.
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