Letter signed from Voltaire to Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 December 1767 [D14578]
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CMV37425
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Sotheby’s, Lot.137, ‘Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 December 1767 [D14578]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Incipit Modernised:
Messieurs, Je reçois la lettre dont vous m’honorez du 4 xbre.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 December 1767.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
232 x 184 mm
Hands:
2
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is some water damage to the margins of the letter that does not affect the text. Small holes along the central bifolium fold line suggest that the letter was once part of a bound collection. The MS features one horizontal fold line.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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There are several minor corrections in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. The stamp of Dr. Max Thorek has been added to the MS.
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History
Date:
8 December 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Dr. Max Thorek (1880-1960).
Origin (transcript):
Chateau de Ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale in New York on 5 December 2013 (Lot. 137) where it sold for $2,500.
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