Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Bertrand René Pallu, dated 20 February 1744 [D2935]
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CMV35079
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MA 634.2 (E), ‘Contemporary manuscript copy of several poems, [1747 or later].’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Bertrand René Pallu, dated 20 February 1744 [D2935]
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Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
Béni soit Monsieur, L’ancien testament qui me fournit une occasion de vous dire que de tous ceux qui adorent le nouvau il n’y a personne qui vous soit plus attaché que moi.
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Bertrand René Pallu, dated 20 February 1744.
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Height: 182 mm
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Bound with other manuscripts in red morocco with gilt decoration. It is a Rivière binding. The binding is lettered on the spine and reads: ‘Voltaire / Manuscript original / Epitre au roy de Prusse’.
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A note has been added to the MS in a second, unknown had which suggests that the copy was made by one of Voltaire’s secretaries.
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c.1747
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Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1910 by Pierpont Morgan.
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