Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to 10 July 1740 [D2265]
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CMV:
CMV35110
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MA 986.29, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, [1740 July 10].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to 10 July 1740 [D2265]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon culte d’iperdulie pour votre humanité me force de vous avertir qu’un ministre étranger qui réside à Berlin a mandé que vous deviez faire un voiage en France.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to 10 July 1740.
Detailed Summary:
The letter has been drafted on the verso of a fragment of Mahomet (CMV36672). The page is numbered ’13’. The fragment of Mahomet appears in a very different form halfway through Act IV, Scene V, with the opening line beginning: ‘L’amour de mon devoir et de ma nation / Et ma reconnaissance et ma relligion’.
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1 f.
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Height: 201 mm
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1
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Two notes have been added to the MS by Voltaire. The first reads ‘Au Roi de Prusse’. The second reads ’17A’.
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History
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[10 July 1740]
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Bibliography
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OCV Reference:
vol.91, p.241-242
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.91, p.241-242. See also, vol.20B, p.51