BIB_ID
207834
Accession number
MA 638.85
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
[1759 Aug. or Sept.?].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 5.7 x 8.9 cm
Notes
Possible date is from the printed version of the letter.
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.
Written on the back of a three of hearts playing card printed in red ink.
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.
Written on the back of a three of hearts playing card printed in red ink.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1900.
Summary
Full text reads: "Mr de Voltaire est malade, il obéit sur le champ aux ordres de m[adam]e Galatin, il va faire descendre la justice. Betens est un sot."
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