BIB_ID
119630
Accession number
MA 639.1
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1770 Nov. 12.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 19.8 cm
Notes
Dated "12 9bre 1770."
Part of a collection of five letters from Voltaire. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Recipient identified in Besterman.
Written from Voltaire's home, the Chateau de Ferney (now known as the Château de Voltaire).
Part of a collection of five letters from Voltaire. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Recipient identified in Besterman.
Written from Voltaire's home, the Chateau de Ferney (now known as the Château de Voltaire).
Provenance
Purcahsed by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1900.
Summary
Saying that he finds great solace in her remembering him; telling her that until his last moment he will be missing her friendship and company; wishing her the best.
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