BIB_ID
207791
Accession number
MA 638.42
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1773 Oct. 9.
Credit line
Envelope Gift of Theodore Besterman, 1954.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 19.8 cm + envelope.
Notes
Envelope is addressed to "Monsieur Cradock / etc. / Gumbley Hall / near Harbro' / Leicestershire / Angleterre" and has postmarks ("18 / OC") and trace of a seal.
Removed in 1919 from a volume entitled "Autographs of Eminent Persons."
The envelope, formerly MA 1994, was a gift of Theodore Besterman, editor of Voltaire's letters, in 1959.
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.
Removed in 1919 from a volume entitled "Autographs of Eminent Persons."
The envelope, formerly MA 1994, was a gift of Theodore Besterman, editor of Voltaire's letters, in 1959.
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.
Summary
Sending thanks in the form of a two line couplet in English.
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