Autograph letter signed from Jean-Henri-Samuel Formey to Pierre Maupertuis, written from Berlin and dated 18 October 1751
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MA 3874.17, ‘Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1751 Oct. 18.’
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Autograph letter signed from Jean-Henri-Samuel Formey to Pierre Maupertuis, written from Berlin and dated 18 October 1751
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Jean-Henri-Samuel Formey to Pierre Maupertuis, written from Berlin and dated 18 October 1751.
Detailed Summary:
Formey’s letter contains a number of figures relating to the distribution of a publication by the Berlin Academy. He goes on to mention Voltaire.
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1 pp.
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Height: 225 mm
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18 October 1751
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Gifted to the Morgan Library by Mr. H. P. Kraus is 1979.
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