Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Monriond and dating to c.20 December 1755 [D6642]
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CMV35185
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MA Unassigned, ‘Autograph letter signed : [Monriond], to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, [ca. 1755 Dec. 20].’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Monriond and dating to c.20 December 1755 [D6642]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Profanateurs indignes de mémoire, / Vous qui de Jeanne avez souillé la gloire
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Monriond and dating to c.20 December 1755.
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2 pp.
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An incorrect date, 1756, has been added to the MS in an unknown, contemporary hand. The 34 lines of La Pucelle, with which the letter begins, are in the hand of a secretary.
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History
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c.20 December 1755
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[Montriond]
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Originally housed with MA 491.
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