Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean François Joly de Fleury, written from Aux Délices and dated 11 October 1758 [D7899]
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CMV34246
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FS 316 C 23, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Jean-François Joly de Fleury [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean François Joly de Fleury, written from Aux Délices and dated 11 October 1758 [D7899]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, On me propose une terre dans votre intendance.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean François Joly de Fleury, written from Aux Délices and dated 11 October 1758.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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235 x 185 mm
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2
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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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Part of l.13 on f.1v has been underlined. A draft of a reply to the letter (D7909) has been added by Jean François Joly de Fleury in between the lines of the text.
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History
Date:
11 October 1758
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897).
Origin (transcript):
Aux Délices
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Provenance:
Bought by Thorpe at the Donnadieu sale in London on 29 July 1851 (Lot. 975), then by Lilly at the Puttick sale in London on 8 March 1858 (Lot. 266), and by Holloway at the Sir William Tite sale in London on 5 June 1874 (Lot. 3726). Entered the Morrison co
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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