Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 January 1770 [D16115]
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 January 1770 [D16115]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Dieu et les hommes vous en sauront gré, mon cher confrère, d’avoir mis en Drame
Incipit Modernised:
Dieu et les hommes vous en sauront gré, mon cher confrère, d’avoir mis en Drame
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 January 1770.
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Extent:
2 ff.
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198 x 159 mm
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3
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The paper is watermarked with the names: ‘D&C Blauw’.
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Unbound
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The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method. The wax seal is partially extant on f.2 and has caused some damage to the same. The letter has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. Ink from f.1v has transferred onto f.2r.
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Undecorated
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An omitted word has been added superscript to the final line of f.1r. The word ‘critique’ on the antepenultimate line of f.1v has been underlined and l.13-15 of f.1v have been crossed out. Five postmarks have been stamped over the address panel on f.2v, and a large red ‘X’ has been drawn over the same. A later, unknown hand has added the number ’15’ to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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26 January 1770
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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