Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Anne Madeleine Louise Charlotte Auguste Bollioud de Saint-Julien, baronne d’Argental [née de La Tour Du Pin], written from Ferney and dated 25 August 1772 [D17885]
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CMV37629
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MS 127.11
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Anne Madeleine Louise Charlotte Auguste Bollioud de Saint-Julien, baronne d’Argental [née de La Tour Du Pin], written from Ferney and dated 25 August 1772 [D17885]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ce n’était pas madame quand je n’avais plus l’honneur de vous tenir a ferney que mes jours devaient etre filés d’or et de soye.
Incipit Modernised:
Ce n’était pas Madame quand je n’avais plus l’honneur de vous tenir à Ferney que mes jours devaient être filés d’or et de soie.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Anne Madeleine Louise Charlotte Auguste Bollioud de Saint-Julien, baronne d’Argental [née de La Tour Du Pin], written from Ferney and dated 25 August 1772.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
197 x 157 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with an elaborate shield.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). Some ink transfer across f.1r occurred during the folding process. There is further ink transference from another document in the lower left-hand corner of f.2v. There is a circular stain at the centre of the top edge of the MS, and a small hole to the left of the signature on f.2r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The date line has been added in Wagnière’s hand. The MS is endorsed as ’40’ in green ink and ‘A made de st julien’ in an unknown hand in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
25 August 1772
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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