Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dating to [20 June] 1753 [D5332]

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CMV34639

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MA 6761.19, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to [Marie Louise Denis], [1753 June 20].’

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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dating to [20 June] 1753 [D5332]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Ne soyez point en peine de moy ma chère nièce, vous m’avez tenu lieu de fille, vous n’aurez bientôt plus de père.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dating to [20 June] 1753.

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2 pp.

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Height: 177 mm

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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 June] 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