Contemporary copy of a declaration written by Voltaire in Frankfurt on 11 June 1753
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MA 6761.18, ‘[Declaration] : contemporary manuscript copy : Frankfurt, [1753] June 11.’
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Contemporary copy of a declaration written by Voltaire in Frankfurt on 11 June 1753
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a declaration written by Voltaire in Frankfurt on 11 June 1753.
Detailed Summary:
After Frederick II of Prussia ordered Voltaire to return a contract that he could not find, Voltaire instead wrote this declaration. The declaration was sent to Lord Marischal by Madame Denis on 11 June 1753.
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2 pp.
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Height: 234 mm
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11 June 1753
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Frankfurt
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Part of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gifted to the Morgan Library by the Heineman Foundation in 1977.
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