Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Johann Samuel König, written from Strasbourg and dated 9 September 1753 [D5504]

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CMV34729

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MA 6761.38, ‘Copy of a letter : Strasbourg, to Johann Samuel König, 1753 Sept. 9.’

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Johann Samuel König, written from Strasbourg and dated 9 September 1753 [D5504]

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Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je reçois, m, le 9 7bre votre lettre du 17 juillet.

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Johann Samuel König, written from Strasbourg and dated 9 September 1753.

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3 pp.

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Height: 191 mm

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History

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9 September 1753

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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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024