Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 1775 [11 March 1774] [D18844].
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CMV36697
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5-240 (VII, f.56-7), ‘Cette lettre au roi de Prusse doit être de l’année 1775 (M. 9063)’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 1775 [11 March 1774] [D18844].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, Soiez bien sûr que je suis très fâché que vous ayez la goutte, ce n’est pas seulement parceque j’en ay eu une violente atteinte, et qu’on plaint les maux qu’on a sentis, mais c’est parceque la santé de v. m. est un peu plus prétieuse et plus nécessa
Incipit Modernised:
Seigneur, Soyez bien sûr que je suis très fâché que vous ayez la goutte, ce n’est pas seulement parce que j’en ay eu une violente atteinte, et qu’on plaint les maux qu’on a sentis, mais c’est parce que la santé de v. m. est un peu plus précieuse et plus n
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 1775 [11 March 1774].
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The author expresses deep concern for the King’s health, noting that the King’s well-being is of greater importance to the world than his own. He requests the King’s continued support for Morival, who seeks rehabilitation and the opportunity to serve more effectively. The author mentions an official declaration condemning the previous unjust judgement against the Chevalier de la Barre, which parallels his hope for justice for Morival. If unsuccessful in France, he suggests that Morival could serve in the Russian army, where conditions would be less barbaric than those of the troubling events in Abbeville. Additionally, according to T. D. N. Besterman, the letter is written in 1774.
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2 ff.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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Wagnière endorsed MS1 ‘cette lettre au Roi de Prusse doit être de l’année 1775’.
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1775 [11 March 1774]
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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