Signed document acknowledging receipt of ninety-nine letters from the Duchess of Saxe Gotha found amongst Voltaire’s papers, written from Paris and dated 14 July 1779

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MA Unassigned, ‘Document signed : Paris, 1779 July 14.’

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Signed document acknowledging receipt of ninety-nine letters from the Duchess of Saxe Gotha found amongst Voltaire’s papers, written from Paris and dated 14 July 1779

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Signed document acknowledging receipt of ninety-nine letters from the Duchess of Saxe Gotha found amongst Voltaire’s papers, written from Paris and dated 14 July 1779.

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The document, produced by Friedrich Melchior, Freiherr von Grimm on behalf of the Duke of Saxe Gotha, acknowledges the receipt of ninety-nine letters from the late Duchess of Saxe Gotha, found amongst the papers of Voltaire after his death, and returned to the Duke by Pankoucke.

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14 July 1779

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Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024