Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Colmar and dated 7 May [1754] [D5804]
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CMV34680
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MA 6761.99, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : Colmar, to [Marie Louise Denis], [1754] May 7.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Colmar and dated 7 May [1754] [D5804]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
En lisant votre lettre du premier may, j’ay presque dit, le premier jour du mois de may fut le plus beau jour de ma vie, mais je compte que les premiers jours de juin seront plus beaux.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Colmar and dated 7 May [1754].
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4 pp.
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Height: 201 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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7 May [1754]
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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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