Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written from ‘dans les neiges’ [Ferney] and dated 5 January [1763] [D10884]
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CMV35187
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MA 1765.9, ‘Autograph letter signed with initial : “dans les neiges” [Ferney], to [Bernard Louis] Chauvelin, “Ambassadeur à Turin,” [1763] Jan. 5.’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written from ‘dans les neiges’ [Ferney] and dated 5 January [1763] [D10884]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ma main n’a point suivi mon cœur.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written from ‘dans les neiges’ [Ferney] and dated 5 January [1763].
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4 pp.
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Height: 246 mm
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History
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5 January [1763]
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Dans les neiges
Provenance:
Passed at the Guglielmo Libri sale by Silvestre in Paris on 24 January 1838 (Lot 104) and the the Fletcher sale in London on 9 March 1841 (Lot. 117) where it was purchased by Crocker. Passed again at the William Mitchel sale in London on 17 December 1849
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