Letter signed from Voltaire to François de Chennevières, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 9 November 1767 [D14525]

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CMV34233

Shelfmark:

FS 318 E 48, ‘Lettre de George Keate à Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to François de Chennevières, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 9 November 1767 [D14525]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Vraiment, mon cher ami, je suis fort aise que mr De Taulès soit Mr Des Barraux

Incipit Modernised:

Vraiment, mon cher ami, je suis fort aise que mr De Taulès soit Mr Des Barraux

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to François de Chennevières, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 9 November 1767.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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200 x 155 mm

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3

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An unknown hand has added four notes to the MS. The first is initialled reads ‘piece vingt deuxieme cote vingt six’. The second is on a glued-in and numbered bookmark reading ‘2.745’. The third reads ‘à M*** lettre 64 pag. 180’. The fourth reads ‘Voltaire.’

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9 November 1767

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Provenance:

Passed at the Laverdet sale in Paris in July/August 1858 (Lot. 3173).

Bibliography

Bibliography:

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

OCV Reference:

vol.116, p.416

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024