1To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Small, 1 December 1764 (Franklin Papers)
What Candide Patrons we are of the Sciences!
2To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 21 May 1770 (Washington Papers)
.... The Baron Thunder-Ten-Tronckh is the father of Candide’s love, Cunégonde, in Voltaire’...
3To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Pomponne Vincent, [after 8 December 1778] (Franklin Papers)
...cela. Le motif qui dans l’optimisme engage candide a cultiver son jardin, m’oblige quelquefois...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Félix António Castrioto, 8 June 1779 (Franklin Papers)
...instance? How could their known gratitude disregard so candide a well wisher? The only mark of...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, 4 April 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
...books you had lent her, as none but Candide were returned. Giovannini went with them as...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Johann Ludwig de Unger, with a List of Books Returned, 13 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
4. Candide
7From John Jay to Rufus King, 20 January 1803 (Jay Papers)
Candide.
8Thomas Cooper to Thomas Jefferson, 17 August 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
and Candide, but
9From John Adams to Richard Rush, 11 December 1814 (Adams Papers)
...I can. I have lately read Rassilas, Candide, Zadig, Ionni, Scarmentado and Micromegas, and...
10From John Adams to William Wirt, 7 March 1818 (Adams Papers)
..., as Johnson Said of his Rasselas and Voltaires Candide, one might be Suspected to have given...