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Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770)

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Martin J. Gross collection of selected manuscripts of Voltaire 1727-1778

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Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770)

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Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770)
Collection

Martin J. Gross collection of selected manuscripts of Voltaire 1727-1778

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1766
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KGV++ (Voltaire. Selected Manuscripts) 08-42
Genres
Manuscripts
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: 18.5 x 12 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16781246
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 725fc110-c619-012f-55e6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1766: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1766. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1ce0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1ce0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1766). Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770) Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1ce0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Rare manuscript letter signed, in French, 8vo, Ferney, May 26, 1766. Docketed "To Mr. the Duke of Praslin," Minister of the Navy (1766-1770)