BIB_ID
207800
Accession number
MA 638.51
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1774 Dec. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 19.4 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Monsieur Le Marquis de Condorcet / Secretaire perpétuel de l'académie des Sciences / etc."
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière.
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.
With seal.
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière.
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.
With seal.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1900.
Summary
Discussing the case of [Jean Franc̦ois Lefebvre] de la Barre; mentioning Frederick II, King of Prussia.
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