BIB_ID
207788
Accession number
MA 638.38
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1773 Apr. 28.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 24.5 cm
Notes
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière, with some autograph corrections by Voltaire.
This item is part of a collection of Voltaire letters and manuscripts; see main record (MA 638) for a description of the collection as well as individual records for other items in the collection.
This item is part of a collection of Voltaire letters and manuscripts; see main record (MA 638) for a description of the collection as well as individual records for other items in the collection.
Provenance
Dubrunfaut sale (Paris 22 décembre 1884), no. 101; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1900.
Summary
Advising on procedures for rehabilitating his father's reputation and overthrowing his conviction for cowardice.
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