Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, written from Potsdam and dated 5 September 1752 [D5006]
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CMV37384
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Alde, Lot.236, ‘VOLTAIRE (1694-1778).’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, written from Potsdam and dated 5 September 1752 [D5006]
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Incipit Modernised:
Monseigneur, Après avoir eu l’honneur de répondre, il y a plus d’un mois à la lettre que vous avez bien voulu m’écrire, je fis partir par les chariots de poste le livre que vous aviez eu la bonté de me demander, et je l’adressai, couvert de toile cirée, au sieur Korman, marchand et commissionnaire à Strasbourg.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, written from Potsdam and dated 5 September 1752.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is a small hole in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
5 September 1752
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Origin (transcript):
Potsdam
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Provenance:
Passed at the Alde sale on 2 April 2025 (Lot. 236) for €3,000.
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