Draft of a letter from Ambroise Decroze to the Procureur général, written in the hand of Wagnière with corrections by Voltaire from the Village de Sacony and dated 26 January [1761] [D9576a]
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Lambert-David.IIIDecroze.2MsDecroze.6.Decroze au Procureur général, 26 fév
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Draft of a letter from Ambroise Decroze to the Procureur général, written in the hand of Wagnière with corrections by Voltaire from the Village de Sacony and dated 26 January [1761] [D9576a]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, Pardonnez à un père au désespoir.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Draft of a letter from Ambroise Decroze to the Procureur général, written in the hand of Wagnière with corrections by Voltaire fromthe Village de Sacony and dated 26 January [1761].
Detailed Summary:
Decroze asks the recipient to forgive a father in despair, and pleads for justice for his son who he says was attacked on 28 December last year. He notes that his son has been in danger of death because of blows he received to the head. Decroze then turns to the legalities of the case, saying that he is prevented from attaining justice in Gex as he is threatened, the witnesses bribed, and his daughter refused confession until she persuaded him to cease his pursuits. He says that in vain he has tried to defend his family and submit petitions, but that his depositions have been slowed down because he is poor and that Ancian exhausts his credit to overwhelm him financially after murdering his son. Decroze mentions that Ancian had previously assaulted Vuaillet with a stick and asks why he should not be found guilty of attacking his son, when he is already proven to be a violent man. He ends by begging the recipient to take up the case.
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2 ff.
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216 x 172 mm
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The paper is watermarked with an elaborate and decorative ‘V’.
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has made several corrections throughout in the form of crossings out and the addition of corrected or omitted text superscript. He has also added additional sentences where necessary. One of these is in the form of a footnote, linked to the text through the use of a corresponding symbol.
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26 January [1761]
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