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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Strasbourg and dated 19 August 1753 [D5485]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37141
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12931 (fol.40-41), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange, j’ignore si madame denis vous a donné un chifon de lettre que je vous ecrivis etant un peu attristé et tres malade.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange, j’ignore si madame Denis vous a donné un chifon de lettre que je vous écrivis étant un peu attristé et très malade.
Language(s):
French, Latin
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Strasbourg and dated 19 August 1753.
Detailed Summary:
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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
Binding:
Additional Comments:
There is a smudge of ink in the left-hand margin of f.40r.
Materiality Keywords:
Smudge
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The end of l.7 and the start of l.8 on f.41v have been underlined.
Marginalia Keywords:
Underlining
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History
Date:
19 August 1753
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
strasbourg
Origin:
Strasbourg, France
Provenance:
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