Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 21 March 1767 [D14060]

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CMV34207

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FS 318EC 22, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’

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Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 21 March 1767 [D14060]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Si vous êtes sage, mon cher confrère, vous attendrez la fin d’avril pour revenir dans vôtre couvent.

Incipit Modernised:

Si vous êtes sage, mon cher confrère, vous attendrez la fin d’avril pour revenir dans vôtre couvent.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 21 March 1767.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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230 x 186 mm

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2

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An unknown hand has added two notes to the MS. The first reads ‘à m. de Chabanon’. The second is the number ’57’. A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.

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History

Date:

21 March 1767

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[Ferney]

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024