Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from [Colmar] and dated 17 February [1754] [D5677]
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CMV34594
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MA 6761.83, ‘Autograph letter signed : [Colmar], to Marie Louise Denis, [1754] Feb. 17.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from [Colmar] and dated 17 February [1754] [D5677]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Incipit Modernised:
Je suis encor obligé, ma chère nièce, de vous importuner au sujet de ces impertinentes éditions d’une histoire prétendue universelle qu’on a osé mettre sous mon nom.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from [Colmar] and dated 17 February [1754].
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire notes that this is the second letter he was sending to Marie-Louise Denis that day.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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Height: 248 mm
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Undecorated
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A postmark has been added to f.2v.
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History
Date:
17 February [1754]
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[Colmar]
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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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