Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘ce mercredy’ [27 March 1743] [D2740]

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CMV37697

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RR Auction, Lot 439, ‘Voltaire: Voltaire invites himself to dinner’

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘ce mercredy’ [27 March 1743] [D2740]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

serais-je un imprudent si je vous demandois la permission de venir diner chez vous aujourdhuy?

Incipit Modernised:

Serais-je un imprudent si je vous demandais la permission de venir dîner chez vous aujourd’hui ?

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘ce mercredy’ [27 March 1743].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

7 x 5.25

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178 x 133 mm

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1

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Unbound

Additional Comments:

There is minor foxing throughout.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

‘ce mercredy’

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Provenance:

Passed at the RR Auction sale (Lot 439) on 11 October 2017 where it passed for $5,542.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

16 March 2026