Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dating to 15 January 1753 [D5159]
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CMV34888
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MA 6761.15, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to Marie Louise Denis, [1753 Jan. 15].’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dating to 15 January 1753 [D5159]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’envoye un exprès hors des frontières des états du roy de Prusse.
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Yes
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, dating to 15 January 1753
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4 pp.
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Height: 230 mm
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Undecorated
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The date on the MS reads ‘écrit le seize janvier’, a date corrected by Besterman. Marie-Louise Denis has added the year 1752 to the date line, and has later corrected this to 1753. The MS is labelled as ‘No.28’ by Voltaire.
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[15 January 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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