Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Brussels and dated 3 April [1741] [D2456]
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CMV34693
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MA 1752.17, ‘Autograph letter : Brussels, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1741] Apr. 3.’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Brussels and dated 3 April [1741] [D2456]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai reçu aujourduy mon cher amy votre diamant qui n’est pas encor parfaitement taillé mais qui sera très brillant.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Brussels and dated 3 April [1741].
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3 pp.
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Height: 197 mm
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Undecorated
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The year has been added to the date line in a later, unknown hand.
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History
Date:
3 April [1741]
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Bruxelles
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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