Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 28 January 1764 [D11667]
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CMV36075
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MS 123.18
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 28 January 1764 [D11667]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Puisque les choses sont ainsi, mon cher ami, je n’ai qu’à gémir, et à vous approuver.
Incipit Modernised:
Puisque les choses sont ainsi, mon cher ami, je n’ai qu’à gémir, et à vous approuver.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 28 January 1764.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
234 x 188 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The wax seal is partially extant on f.2 and has caused some damage to the same. A slim strip of paper has been affixed to f.2 on either side of the tear with wax. On the strip on f.2v is written: ‘ditte. adonis’. The remnants of the wax seal have caused some staining to both folios. The paper was folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is an ink blot over the first word of the final line of f.1v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Voltaire has added an omitted letter supercript on l.13 of f.1v, changing ‘solicita’ to ‘sollicita’.
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History
Date:
28 January 1764
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.111, p.193-194
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.111, p.194