Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from ‘au pied d’une montagne’ and dated 10 October 1753 [D5543]
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CMV37143
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Français 12931 (fol.44-45), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from ‘au pied d’une montagne’ and dated 10 October 1753 [D5543]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange, il me semble que je suis bien coupable, je ne vous ecris point et je ne fais point de tragédie.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange, il me semble que je suis bien coupable, je ne vous écris point et je ne fais point de tragédie.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from ‘au pied d’une montagne’ and dated 10 October 1753.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
There are two ink blots on f.45r, and the ink at the end of the antepenultimate line has smudged on the same.
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Undecorated
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Part of the final line of f.44v has been underlined.
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History
Date:
10 October 1753
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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au pied d’une montagne
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