Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre de Morand, written from Potsdam and dated 17 November 1750 [D4270]
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CMV34612
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MA 1765.4, ‘Autograph letter signed : Potsdam, to [Sauveur-Francois Morand?], 1750 Nov. 17.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre de Morand, written from Potsdam and dated 17 November 1750 [D4270]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Les bontez monsieur que vous avez eues pour Darnaud et l’estime véritable que vous m’avez toujours inspirée, m’autorisent à vous informer du malheur que ce pauvre garçon s’est attiré par sa mauvaise conduitte.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre de Morand, written from Potsdam and dated 17 November 1750.
Detailed Summary:
The Morgan Library suggest that Besterman misidentified the recipient of this letter, arguing that the recipient was Sauveur-François Morand instead as Voltaire refers to the recipient as a healer of disease.
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3 pp.
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Height: 242 mm
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1
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Undecorated
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17 November 1750
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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