Letter signed from Cardinal Lassaro Pallavicini to an unidentified recipient, dated 20 June 1778

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37690

Repository:

Shelfmark:

RR Auction, Lot 622, ‘François-Marie Arouet Voltaire: Cardinal Lassaro Pallavicini Signed Letter’

Title:

Letter signed from Cardinal Lassaro Pallavicini to an unidentified recipient, dated 20 June 1778

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Content

People:

Unknown: Secretary
Unknown: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

Il foglio pregiatissimo di V.E. dei 10 non mi chiama

Incipit Modernised:

Il foglio pregiatissimo di V.E. dei 10 non mi chiama

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Cardinal Lassaro Pallavicini to an unidentified recipient, dated 20 June 1778.

Detailed Summary:

The letter concerns Voltaire’s death on 30 May 1778 and discusses the difficulties his servants faced in finding a burial place for him after they removed his body from Paris.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Dimensions:

279 x 197 mm

Hands:

2

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Binding:

Unbound

Additional Comments:

The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). The upper right-hand corner of the MS has been dog-eared. There is some staining and foxing throughout. A former mounting strip is still affixed to the left-hand side of the MS.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

20 June 1778

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Provenance:

Passed at the RR Auction sale (Lot 622) on 13 October 2010 where it sold for $943.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

16 March 2026