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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]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35100
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
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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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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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
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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Letter
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Copy (Contemporary)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
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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History
Date:
30 June 1753
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Origin:
Potsdam, Germany
Provenance:
Part of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gifted to the Morgan Library by the Heineman Foundation in 1977.
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