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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dating to 16/25 March 1761 [D9681]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34896
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 1752.25, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, [1761 Mar. 16 or 25].’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mademoiselle protégeait l’abbé Cotin; la reine protège l’abbé Trublet.
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Language(s):
French, Latin
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, dating to 16/25 March 1761.
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Letter
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Autograph
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
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Height: 191 mm
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A second, unknown had has added the erroneous date ‘avril 1761’ to the MS.
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History
Date:
[16/25 March 1761]
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Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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