Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 11 September 1738

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CMV34710

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MA 1752.1, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : place not specified, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1738 Sept. 11].’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 11 September 1738

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon aimable amy, qui ferez honneur à tous les arts, et que j’aime tendrement, courage, macte animo.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dated 11 September 1738.

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2 ff.

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Height: 230 mm

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Undecorated

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The address on f.2v is written in the hand of Émilie Du Châtelet. The date has been added by a later, unknown hand.

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11 September 1738

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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024