Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, c.August 1764 [D3557-R1]
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CMV:
CMV37256
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Shelfmark:
RR Auction (Lot 403), ‘Voltaire Autograph Letter Signed’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, c.August 1764 [D3557-R1]
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Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur je n’ay demandé quun eclair assement vous avez la bonté de me le donner
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, je n’ai demandé qu’un éclair assement vous avez la bonté de me le donner
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient. The letter is undated but a docketing notation on f.1v suggests that the letter was received on 3 August 1764.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire states that he asked for nothing more than an explanation and that the recipient was good enough to give him that. He thanks them for doing so.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
Dimensions:
114 x 190 mm
Hands:
3
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). There are some small tears to these fold lines, one of which has been repaired with tape. Ink from another letter has imprinted onto the page. The text, which runs vertically, appears to be that of another letter. During the folding process, ink from the MS has also imprinted on the facing sections. A faint circular area in the upper right-hand corner of f.1r suggests that the letter may have been sealed or affixed to another document with a sealing wafer (no longer extant).
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a provenance note to the upper right-hand corner of f.1v. The note reads: ‘Ferney 1764 / Voltaire / Dattée du 3e aoust. Recue le 4e. Dit Rep. le -‘. A note has also been added to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r in pencil but is too faint to be legible.
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History
Date:
August 1764
Ownership:
Origin (transcript):
[Ferney]
Provenance:
Sold at the RR Auction sale on 13 September 2023 (Lot 403). The price estimate was $3,000 – $5,000.
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