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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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CMV35298
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
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MA 1586 no. 1, ‘Letter signed : Ferney, to Count Allessandro Carli in Verona, 1769 Mar. 31.’
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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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French
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Alessandro Carli, written from Ferney and dated 31 March 1769.
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Letter
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Signed
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Ink on paper
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1 pp.
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8vo
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History
Date:
31 March 1769
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Origin (transcript):
Château de Ferney
Origin:
Château de Voltaire, Ferney-Voltaire, France
Provenance:
Passed at the Gaspare Casella sale in Napoli in 1954 (Lot. 126).
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