Original letter from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 29 April 1771 [D17161]

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CMV34841

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MA 2152A, ‘Letter : [n.p.], to Alexandre Marie François-de-Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, 1771 Apr. 29.’

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Original letter from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 29 April 1771 [D17161]

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Je vous crois à présent, mon cher neveu, à vôtre terre d’Hornoy.

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Original letter from Voltaire to Alexandre Marie François de Paule de Dompierre d’Hornoy, written from Ferney and dated 29 April 1771.

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29 April 1771

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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1961 with the Fellows Fund.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024