Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 March 1770 [D16209]
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CMV36336
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MS 126.8
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Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 March 1770 [D16209]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’avais grand besoin de ce que je viens de recevoir.
Incipit Modernised:
J’avais grand besoin de ce que je viens de recevoir.
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Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 March 1770 [D16209]
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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190 x 117 mm
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2
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Unbound
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The MS features two horizontal fold lines.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has added the number ’16’ to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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7 March 1770
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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