Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie Louise Denis and Marie Élisabeth de Dompierre de Fontaine, marquise de Florian, written from Colmar and dated 20 December [1753] [D5594]

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CMV34567

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MA 6761.64, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : place not specified, to [Marie Louise Denis and Marie Élisabeth de Dompierre de Fontaine, marquise de Florian], [1753] Dec. 20.’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie Louise Denis and Marie Élisabeth de Dompierre de Fontaine, marquise de Florian, written from Colmar and dated 20 December [1753] [D5594]

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Mesdames mes deux nièces je reçois vos consolantes lettrs qui m’aprennent que le mal de madame Denis est sans danger

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie Louise Denis and Marie Élisabeth de Dompierre de Fontaine, marquise de Florian, written from Colmar and dated 20 December [1753].

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3 pp.

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Height: 225 mm

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Decorations:

Undecorated

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The year has been added to the date line by Marie-Louise Denis.

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History

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20 December [1753]

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Provenance:

Part of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gifted to the Morgan Library by the Heineman Foundation in 1977.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024