Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Prangins and dated 25 December 1754 [D6042]
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CMV37272
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Français 12931 (fol.102-103), ‘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 Prangins and dated 25 December 1754 [D6042]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange vous ne cessez de veiller de votre sphere sur la creature malheureuse dont votre providence s’est chargée
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange vous ne cessez de veiller de votre sphère sur la créature malheureuse dont votre providence s’est chargée.
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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 Prangins and dated 25 December 1754.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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2
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Additional Comments:
The MS features one horizontal and two vertical fold lines. A tab of paper has been affixed to the lower left-hand corner of f.102v with wax. There are several small ink blots on f.102v-103r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A brace has been drawn around the final six lines of f.102v in a second, later hand. The same hand has added a marginal note to the left-hand margin beside the brace reading ‘Passage inedit’. There is a minor correction to l.4 of f.103v in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. The library stamp of De Cayrol has been added to the top of f.102v.
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History
Date:
25 December 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
a prangin pres de nion pays de vaud
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