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Autograph letter signed with initial : Lausanne, to [Henri Louis] Lekain, [1758] Jan. 5.

BIB_ID
119598
Accession number
MA 1765.8
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
[1758] Jan. 5.
Credit line
Purchased, 1956.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 21.8 cm
Notes
This item is part of a group of letters of Voltaire; see main record for MA 1765 for a description of the collection.
Provenance
Garnier sale, Laverdet (Paris, 25 May 1852, p. 167, no. 1789); Charavay sale (Paris, 9 Feb. 1860, p. 15, no. 155); Sotheby's sale (London, 14 July 1898, p. 78, no. 789); Theodore Besterman.
Summary
Commenting on a recent battle victory by Richelieu but adding he will not be happy until he [Lekain] is being treated more fairly; commenting on his costumes and an impending visit to perform outside of Paris; hoping to see him in Lausanne on his way to Dijon.