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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thieriot, written from Les Délices and dated 1 October [1757] [D7407]
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CMV34701
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 1765.7, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : “Aux Délices” [Geneva], to [Nicolas Claude Thieriot], [1757] Oct. 1.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vraiment je n’ay point eu cette lettre que vous m’écrivîtes huit jours après m’avoir envoyé les mémoires de Hubert.
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French
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thieriot, written from Les Délices and dated 1 October [1757].
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Letter
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ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
4 pp.
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Height: 240 mm
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
1 October [1757]
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Origin (transcript):
Aux Délices
Origin:
Les Délices, Geneva, Switzerland
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1902 (Lot. 509). Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956.
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