Record ID:
119630
Accession number:
MA 639.1
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description:
1 item (2 p.) ; 19.8 cm
Notes:
Dated "12 9bre 1770."
Written from Voltaire's home, the Chateau de Ferney (now known as the Château de Voltaire).
Recipient identified in Besterman.
Part of a collection of five letters from Voltaire. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Summary:
Saying that he finds great solace in her remembering him; telling her that until his last moment he will be missing her friendship and company; wishing her the best.
Provenance:
Purcahsed by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1900.
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