Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lausanne and dated 3 March 1758 [D7659]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36142

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.133-134)

Title:

Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lausanne and dated 3 March 1758 [D7659]

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No related manuscripts found.

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher ange, le porteur est Mr de Cromeling, né à Genêve et homme de tous les pays.

Incipit Modernised:

Mon cher ange, le porteur est mr de Cromeling, né à Geneve et homme de tous les pays.

Language(s):

In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lausanne and dated 3 March 1758.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.72’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.133. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.133. The Latin phrase on the final two lines of p.133 has been underlined.

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History

Date:

3 March 1758

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

Origin (transcript):

Lauzane

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

11 September 2024