Letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to 1770 [D16466]
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CMV36342
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MS 126.13
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to 1770 [D16466]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’attends la dernière feuille remaniée avec une feuille nouvelle.
Incipit Modernised:
J’attends la dernière feuille remaniée avec une feuille nouvelle.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to 1770.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
191 x 112 mm
Hands:
3
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into three before sealing. A wax seal is extant on f.1r, and a sealing wafer is extant on f.2r that appears to have caused some damage to the same.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A later hand has added the number ’57’ to the upper left-hand corner of f.2v in pink ink.
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History
Date:
[1770]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 9 May 1972 (Lot. 580).
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