Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to October-November 1759 [D8565]
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CMV33747
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PBA Auctions- Lot 406, ‘VOLTAIRE. [AF] L.A.S. ‘
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to October-November 1759 [D8565]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
il y a bien longtemps que nous navons bu ensemble.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dated [October-November 1759].
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that it has been a long time since they drank together and remarks that Brother Bertier must be a terrible character since he is ‘the only noise in Paris, despite the misery’. Voltaire concludes the letter by saying that he is very ill. Also included in this lot are an autograph enveloped to ‘Monsieur Titiot chez Mr de la Popliniere fermier general’, a postscript by Voltaire’s father, François Aurouet (1708), a portrait, and three autograph letters signed by Gaëtan Duchesne relating to the erection of a bust of Voltaire by Poncet (1891).
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1 f.
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1
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The paper is folded diagonally in the upper right-hand and lower left-hand corners. There is a horizontal fold line close to the upper edge of the letter. There is a small ink splatter beneath the final word of line six.
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Sold at auction by PBA Auctions on 24-25 June [?] (Lot 406) for €2576.
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vol.97, p.373–375
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