BIB_ID
119615
Accession number
MA 1765.10
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1764 Feb. 23.
Credit line
Purchased, 1956.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 23.2 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Monsieur Robert, agrégé / au Collège de Dijon / à Dijon."
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière.
This item is part of a group of letters of Voltaire; see main record for MA 1765 for a description of the collection.
With postmark and seal.
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière.
This item is part of a group of letters of Voltaire; see main record for MA 1765 for a description of the collection.
With postmark and seal.
Provenance
Sotheby sale (London, 29 Nov. 1887, p. 32, no. 196); Theodore Besterman.
Summary
Congratulating him on his plan of study; commenting on the philosophies of Newton, Descartes and Locke; adding that as he is ready to end his career he hopes that the new generation will be better than the one he saw.
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