© 2025 VOLTAIRE STUDIO
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Brussels and dated 24 [March 1740] [D2187]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34713
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 1752.14, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : Brussels, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1740 Mar.] 24.’
Title:
Collection(s):
Related record(s):
No related manuscripts found.
Link to Archive Catalogue:
Visit Archive Catalogue
Link to Digital Resource:
OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Je vous renvoye mon cher amy le manuscript que vous avez bien voulu me communiquer.
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Brussels and dated 24 [March 1740].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 pp.
Format:
Dimensions:
Height: 231 mm
Hands:
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The month and year have been added to the date line in a later, unknown hand.
Marginalia Keywords:
Inclusions:
History
Date:
24 [March 1740]
Ownership:
Origin (transcript):
Bruxelles
Origin:
Brussels, Belgium
Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
OCV Manuscript Reference:
Record created by:
Record created on: