Contemporary copy of a letter from Jean Martin de Prades to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Potsdam and dated 30 June 1753 [D5378]

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CMV35100

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MA 6761.21, ‘Copy of a letter written on behalf of the King of Prussia : Potsdam, to Marie Louise Denis, 1753 June 30.’

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Jean Martin de Prades to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Potsdam and dated 30 June 1753 [D5378]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Le Roi m’a ordonné, Madame de répondre à la lettre que vous avez eu l’honneur de lui écrire.

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Jean Martin de Prades to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Potsdam and dated 30 June 1753.

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2 pp.

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Height: 221 mm

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A note has been added to the top of the MS reading: ‘Copie figurée de la lettre écrite au nom du Roi de Prusse à Madame Denis à Francfort, et à Mr. de Voltaire an son absence’.

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30 June 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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024