Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Alessandro Carli, written from Ferney and dated 31 March 1769 [D15555]

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CMV35298

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MA 1586 no. 1, ‘Letter signed : Ferney, to Count Allessandro Carli in Verona, 1769 Mar. 31.’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Alessandro Carli, written from Ferney and dated 31 March 1769 [D15555]

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Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Secretary

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur, Aiant éssuié depuis peu, à l’âge de soixante et quinze ans, onze accès de fièvre qui m’ont mis aux portes de la mort

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Alessandro Carli, written from Ferney and dated 31 March 1769.

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1 pp.

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History

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31 March 1769

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Château de Ferney

Provenance:

Passed at the Gaspare Casella sale in Napoli in 1954 (Lot. 126).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024