Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Bordes, written from Prangins and dated 18 January [1755] [D6089]
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CMV37544
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Bordes, written from Prangins and dated 18 January [1755] [D6089]
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Que vos vers sont charmants monsieur et que votre amitié me devient prétieuse!
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Bordes, written from Prangins and dated 18 January [1755].
Detailed Summary:
The letter contains a short poem known as ‘Aux habitants de Lyon’. It begins: ‘Il est vrai que Plutus est au rang de vos dieux.’
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1
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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The letter is stamped with a Genevan postmark.
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History
Date:
18 January [1755]
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Origin (transcript):
au châtau de Prangin pays de Vaud
Provenance:
The Ms passed at the Metz sale in Paris on 20 March 1875 (Lot. 107); the C. Ripas sale in Paris on 18 May 1875 (Lot. 156); the Rochambeau sale in Paris on 18 March 1948 (Lot. 226); the Dupont sale in Paris on 12 December 1956 (Lot. 376); and the Sotheby’s sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 28). The present whereabouts of the MS are unknown.
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OCV Reference:
vol.45A, p.374-376
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.45A, p.375, ‘MS1’
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