Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Tournay and dated 16 July 1760 [D9069]
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CMV35174
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MA 1752.20, ‘Autograph letter signed “V” : Geneva, to Claude Adrien Helvétius, 1760 July 16.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Tournay and dated 16 July 1760 [D9069]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai reçu, mon cher philosophe, vôtre paquet de Voré avec le même plaisir que ressentaient les premiers fidèles quand ils recevaient des nouvelles de leurs frères confesseurs et martyrs.
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Adrien Helvétius, written from Tournay and dated 16 July 1760
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4 pp.
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Height: 226 mm
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History
Date:
16 July 1760
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Origin (transcript):
Au Châtau de Tourney par Geneve
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Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1956 with the Fellows Fund.
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