Original letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, dated 5 March 1752 [D4824]
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CMV37737
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Français 12938, pp.327-328
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Original letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, dated 5 March 1752 [D4824]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Une maladie assez longue et assez dangereuse, Monsieur, dont je ne suis pas encor bien remis, ne me permet pas de vous répondre de ma main.
Incipit Modernised:
Une maladie assez longue et assez dangereuse, Monsieur, dont je ne suis pas encore bien remis, ne me permet pas de vous répondre de ma main.
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Partly
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Voltaire is commiserating with Lekain, who has been trying to insert himself into the Parisian theatrical world. A later hand has added ‘à M. Lekain’ and ‘no. 130’.
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1 f.
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3
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The valediction and signature are autograph.
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5 mars 1752
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OCV Reference:
OCV, vol.96, p.437
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OCV, vol.96, p.437
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