Certificate of the morality of Voltaire, dated 1 April 1769
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CMV35466
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Lambert-David.IICorr.8Divers.37.Certificat de bonnes mœurs de Voltaire, 1 mars 1769
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Certificate of the morality of Voltaire, dated 1 April 1769
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Nous soussignés certifion que M. de Voltaire Gentilhomme ordinaire de la chambre du Roi, l’un des 40 de l’academie française, signeur de Ferney
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Brief Summary:
Certificate of the morality of Voltaire, dated 1 April 1769.
Detailed Summary:
The certificate states that Voltaire follows and observes social and religious laws at the Château de Ferney.
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2 ff.
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226 x 168 mm
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Unbound
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A tab of paper has been appended to the upper right-hand corner of f.1r. On this tab is written the number 21254. The end of l.22 and the start of l.23 on f.1r, and l.15-18 on f.2r have been underlined. In the latter case, a waxy line has also been added in the left-hand margin beside the underlined text. A second, later had has added several notes to the MS. The first is the date ‘1er Avril 1769’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r. The second is the phrase ‘Voltaire / Piéce curieuse à garder’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.2v. The third is three dates, ’28 avril 1768′ and ’31 mars et 1er avril 1769′, also in the upper right-hand corner of f.2v.
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1 April 1769
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