Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de. (1732-1799) Signed DocumentAn interesting signed document from the important French dramatist and author, most notably, of the three Figaro plays. An order receipt for an installment for the "Oevres Complettes de Voltaire" in 60 Volumes, knows as the edition "de Beaumarchais." Shortly after Voltaire's death in 1778, Beaumarchais set out to publish Voltaire's complete works, many of which were banned in France. He scoured all of Europe for Voltaire's many scattered manuscripts