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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume Claude de Laleu, written from Colmar and dated 27 August [1754] [D5919]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35059
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 639.3, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : Colmar, to Monsieur de Laleu, [1757] Aug. 27.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Nous voicy encor à Colmar, madame Denis et moy, monsieur.
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume Claude de Laleu, written from Colmar and dated 27 August [1754].
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Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
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Height: 222 mm
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A Colmar postmark has been added above the address.
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History
Date:
27 August [1754]
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Origin:
Colmar, France
Provenance:
Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London by Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
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