Letter from Voltaire to Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand, written from Ferney and dated 28 January 1770 [D16118]
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CMV36737
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5-240 (VII, f.124-5), ’28 janvier 1770, à Ferney [à la même] (M. 7766)’
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand, written from Ferney and dated 28 January 1770 [D16118]
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The Besterman Collection, Geneva, photocopy
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Qui moi madame! que je n’aie point répondu à une de vos lettres!
Incipit Modernised:
Qui moi, madame! Que je n’aie point répondu à une de vos lettres!
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand, written from château de Ferney dated 28 January 1770.
Detailed Summary:
The writer expresses their deep commitment to responding to the recipient’s letters and adhering to their requests, despite their personal struggles. They mention not knowing about Monsieur Crafort’s presence in Paris and express eagerness for a book by Monsieur Robertson. The writer is reassured by news of the recipient’s grandfather’s improved health and admires the recipient’s grandmother. They commit to producing meaningful work for the recipient and express their dedication to their friendship and support. According to T. D. N. Besterman, ‘MS2 is not in the hand of Bigex, as stated by Caussy, p. 34; both MS1 and MS2 are written in a hand not previously encountered, except that MS2 was dated by Wagnière.’
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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3
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
28 January 1770
Ownership:
After Voltaire’s death, the MS passed into the ownership of Catherine II and remained in the imperial and then national collection thereafter.
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Provenance:
This MS was probably taken to St Petersburg by Wagnière in the summer of 1779 along with the rest of Voltaire’s library.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
119, p. 444–445
OCV Manuscript Reference:
119, ‘MS2’, p. 445
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