Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 15 August 1775 [D19607]
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CMV37655
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MS 128.9
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 15 August 1775 [D19607]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Malgré vôtre belle imagination, mon cher ami, vous n’imaginez pas le plaisir que vous me faittes en m’aprenant que vous avez les deux prix.
Incipit Modernised:
Malgré votre belle imagination, mon cher ami, vous n’imaginez pas le plaisir que vous me faites en m’apprenant que vous avez les deux prix.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 15 August 1775.
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
195 x 156 mm
Hands:
2
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method before sending. The wafer seal is partially extant on f.2v and has caused some damage to the same. Ink from the facing page has transferred onto f.2r.
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Undecorated
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Several lines of f.1r have been crossed out. There is a minor correction to l.8 of f.1r in the form of incorrect text being scraped away and corrected text added over the top. The MS has been endorsed as ’43’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
15 August 1775
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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