Letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 August 1764 [D12064]
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CMV35765
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Français 12935 (fol.237-238)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 August 1764 [D12064]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ami, je n’ai pu vous remercier plutôt de vos bons offices
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Sébastien Dupont, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 August 1764.
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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. The wax seal is partially extant on f.238v and has caused some damage to the same. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There are several small ink blots throughout and a larger ink blot at the bottom of f.238v. There is some slight staining to the lower right-hand corner of f.237r, and two pairs of pin holes towards the bottom of the MS.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.237r. They have also added the date in the same place and endorsed the MS ‘Lettre XXXIX’. A postmark has been stamped over the address on f.238v.
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History
Date:
28 August 1764
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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