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VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS MARIE. Letter signed ("Voltaire") to Joseph Audra (the historian), regarding the questioning of the Hugenot family, Sirven. Chateau de Ferney, 10 March 1769. One page, 8vo. See Besterman 14545.
The Sirven parents, along with two of their daughters, all Hugenots, were accused of murdering a third daughter because she wished to convert to Catholicism. They were given protection by Voltaire in Switzerland, and after a long trial, were found innocent.
The Sirven parents, along with two of their daughters, all Hugenots, were accused of murdering a third daughter because she wished to convert to Catholicism. They were given protection by Voltaire in Switzerland, and after a long trial, were found innocent.