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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770] [D16544]
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CMV36343
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Voltaire Foundation
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MS 126.14
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Je recommande à votre protection un nouvel habitant que je perds et que vous acquérés.
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770].
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Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
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Ink on paper
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
24 July [1770]
Ownership:
Owned by Thérèse Gabrielle Suzanne Emma de Laure (née Fabry), René Sainte-Claire-Deville (1889-1967), and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Origin:
Château de Voltaire, Ferney-Voltaire, France
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 91).
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