Partly autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Colmar and dated 12 February [1754] [D5670]
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CMV34707
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MA 6761.81, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : Colmar, to [Marie Louise Denis], [1754] Feb. 12.’
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Partly autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Colmar and dated 12 February [1754] [D5670]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ne soïez pas éffraïée, ma chère nièce, si je ne reponds pas de ma main à vôtre lettre du 3 février.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Partly autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Colmar and dated 12 February [1754].
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6 pp.
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Height: 235 mm
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Undecorated
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The year has been added to the date line by Marie-Louise Denis. The first 4.5 pages are in the hand of an unknown secretary, with the remainder of the letter being in Voltaire’s hand.
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12 February [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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