Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gerard Nicolaus Heerkens, written from Berlin and dated 24 March [1752] [D4847]
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CMV36793
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MS 121.15
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gerard Nicolaus Heerkens, written from Berlin and dated 24 March [1752] [D4847]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
le triste etat de ma santé monsieur ne me permet pas de vous marquer comme je le voudrais la sensibilité que votre souvenir minspire.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gerard Nicolaus Heerkens, written from Berlin and dated 24 March [1752].
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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210 x 172 mm
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1
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The paper is watermarked with a large shield.
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Additional Comments:
The MS features one horizontal and four vertical fold lines. There are several small holes along these fold lines. There is foxing throughout, and red crayon markings in the upper right-hand corner of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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There is one small correction on l.14 of f.1r, with a ‘u’ being written over the top of the ‘e’ in the word ‘de’.
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Formerly in the family papers of the Canter Cremers family. Passed for sale at the Sotheby sale in London on 8 November 1966 (Lot. 528), and another Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 22).
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