Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thieriot, written from Cirey and dated 8 March 1738 [D1469]
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CMV34882
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MA 2291, ‘Autograph letter signed : Cirey, to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, 1738 Mar. 8.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thieriot, written from Cirey and dated 8 March 1738 [D1469]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’étois bien étonné mon cher amy que quand j’avois la fièvre vous vous portassiez bien.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thieriot, written from Cirey and dated 8 March 1738.
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3 pp.
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1
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
8 March 1738
Ownership:
Owned by Etienne Charavay.
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Provenance:
Passed at the La Roche sale in Paris on 5 December 1867 (Lot. 247) and the Sotheby sale in London on 3 August 1888 (Lot 160) where it was bought by Etienne Charavay. Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 29 April 1904 (Lot. 134).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.89, p.65–66
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.89, ‘MS1’, p.66
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