Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770] [D16544]
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CMV36343
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MS 126.14
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770] [D16544]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, je recommande a votre protection un nouvel habitant que je perds et que vous acquéres.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Je recommande à votre protection un nouvel habitant que je perds et que vous acquérés.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770].
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
187 x 116 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a crown.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into three before sending. The wafer seal is extant on f.2v and has caused some damage to the same. The MS has also been folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There are numerous small holes along the fold lines and several ink blots across the right-hand side of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
24 July [1770]
Ownership:
Owned by Thérèse Gabrielle Suzanne Emma de Laure (née Fabry), René Sainte-Claire-Deville (1889-1967), and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 91).
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