Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Louis Dufresnay, written from Les Délices and dated 4 May [1755] [D6262]
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CMV37696
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RR Auction, Lot 530, ‘Voltaire: Sought-after autograph letter from the influential French writer’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Louis Dufresnay, written from Les Délices and dated 4 May [1755] [D6262]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon aimable correspondant je vous prie de vouloir bien donner cours a l’incluse.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon aimable correspondant, je vous prie de bien vouloir donner cours à l’incluse.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Louis Dufresnay, written from Les Délices and dated 4 May [1755].
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
184 x 114 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
Ink from another document has transferred onto the left-hand side of the first four lines of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
4 May [1755]
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Origin (transcript):
aux délices
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Provenance:
Passed at the RR Auction sale (Lot 530) on 7 December 2016 where it sold for $3,675.
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