Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lyon and dated 9 December 1754 [D6016]
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CMV37270
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Français 12931 (fol.98-99), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lyon and dated 9 December 1754 [D6016]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange votre lettre du trois novembre a l’adresse de madame denis nous a eté rendue bien tard, et vous avez du recevoir touttes celles que je vous ai écrittes.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange, votre lettre du trois novembre à l’adresse de madame Denis nous a été rendue bien tard, et vous avez dû recevoir touts celles que je vous ai écrits.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lyon and dated 9 December 1754.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
The wax seal of the preceding letter in the collection has caused some staining to the left-hand side of f.98r. The MS features one horizontal and two vertical fold lines. There is some minor ink transfer at the bottom of f.99v.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
9 December 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
lyon
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