Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Senones and dated 12 June [1754] [D5843]
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CMV34689
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MA 6761.109, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : Senones, to [Marie Louise Denis], [1754] June 12.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Senones and dated 12 June [1754] [D5843]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ma chère enfant je me suis fait bénédictin en attendant que vous me rendiez au monde, ou plustôt à vous, car du monde, je n’en fais pas grand cas.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Senones and dated 12 June [1754].
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Physical Description
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4 pp.
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Height: 226 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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12 June [1754]
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Sénones en Lorraine
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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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