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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar and dated 15 October 1754 [D5954]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37262
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12931 (fol.83-84), ‘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 votre lettre du ii a fait un miracle, elle a gueri un mourant.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange, votre lettre du 2 a fait un miracle, elle a guéri un mourant.
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar and dated 15 October 1754.
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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Binding:
Additional Comments:
There is an ink blot in the upper left-hand corner of f.83r.
Materiality Keywords:
Ink Blot
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to l.3 of f.84v in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
Marginalia Keywords:
Correction
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History
Date:
15 October 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
colmar
Origin:
Colmar, France
Provenance:
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