Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 21 March 1774 [D18865]
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CMV35699
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Français 12935 (fol.178-179)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 21 March 1774 [D18865]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Le vieux malade, Monsieurm et sa niece, vous remercient plus que jamais.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 21 March 1774.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Hands:
3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method. There wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to both f.178 and f.179. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. F.179v is stained.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.178r. The same hand has added an end note identifying a person mentioned in the text on f.179r, and includes in this note a short verse about the individual. The note is linked to the text through the use of a shared symbol.
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History
Date:
21 March 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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