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Letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dated 24 June 1768 [D15094]
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CMV34771
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
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MA 2152, ‘Letter signed : [n.p.], to Mme. Denis, Marie Louise Mignot, 1768 Jun. 24.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le Nekre, non pas le mari de la belle Nekre, mais l’ancien amant d’un cu pouri4, mais l’assassiné, le banni, qui est actuellement un bon négotiant de Marseille et qui a passé par son ancienne patrie, vous rendra cette lettre ma chère nièce.
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dated 24 June 1768.
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Letter
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Signed
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Ink on paper
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History
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24 June 1768
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[Ferney]
Origin:
Ferney-Voltaire, France
Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1961 with the Fellows Fund.
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