Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Lausanne and dated 5 January [1758] [D7557]
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CMV35099
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MA 1765.8, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : Lausanne, to [Henri Louis] Lekain, [1758] Jan. 5.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Lausanne and dated 5 January [1758] [D7557]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
On dit mon cher le Kain que Monsieur le maréchal de Richelieu a gagné une bataille
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Lausanne and dated 5 January [1758].
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1 pp.
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Height: 218 mm
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5 January [1758]
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Passed at the Garnier sale, Laverdet in Paris on 25 May 1852 (Lot. 1789), the Charavay sale in Paris on 9 February 1860 (Lot. 155), and the Sotheby sale in London on 14 July 1898 (Lot. 789). Puchased by the Morgan Library in 1956.
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