Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, dating to c.30 December 1754 [D6056]
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CMV35143
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MA 1765.16, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : place not specified, to Michel Lambert, ca. 1754 Dec. 30.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, dating to c.30 December 1754 [D6056]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ay reçu mon cher Lambert votre lettre du 11 Xbre par la quelle vous m’aprenez que vous avez reçu décachetées touttes les lettres que je vous avais écrites.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, dating to c.30 December 1754.
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2 ff.
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Height: 167 mm
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c.30 December 1754
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Passed at the Laverdet sale in Paris on 2 June 1856 (Lot. 455), and the Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1902 (Lot. 515). Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956.
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