Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Amable Sénac de Meilhan, dating to c.September 1756 [D6999]
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CMV37550
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NAF 24337, fol.27-28
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Amable Sénac de Meilhan, dating to c.September 1756 [D6999]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
éleve du jeune apollon
et non pas de ce vieux voltaire
Incipit Modernised:
Elève du jeune Apollon,
Et non pas de ce vieux Voltaire
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Amable Sénac de Meilhan, dating to c.September 1756.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Part of a bound collection of Voltaire’s correspondence and documents concerning him.
Additional Comments:
The letters was sealed using the ‘tuck-and-seal’ method before sending. The wax seal has caused some damage to f.28 that has been repaired with paper.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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There is a minor correction to l.6 of f.27r in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript. A line has been drawn through the first six lines of f.27r. Braces have been added around l.18-19 and l.23-25 of f.27r. A Geneva postmark has been stamped over the address panel on f.28v.
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c.September 1756
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OCV Reference:
vol.45A, p.406-408
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.45A, p/407, ‘MS1’
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