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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MA 1765.7, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : “Aux Délices” [Geneva], to [Nicolas Claude Thieriot], [1757] Oct. 1.’

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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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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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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thieriot, written from Les Délices and dated 1 October [1757].

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4 pp.

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Height: 240 mm

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Undecorated

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History

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1 October [1757]

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Origin (transcript):

Aux Délices

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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024