Voltaire acknowledges that he received from Monsieur Le Marquis De St. Tropez, via Monsieur Audibert, four hundred and eighty-one pounds and twelve sous, for one year of his annuity, due on the first of May 1775.

Voltaire writes that it is forbidden to pass in front of the house of Mr and Me Galatin along the small path leading to Geneva with either stone or wooden carts. He adds that the first time that this prohibition is contravened, the carts will be seized, and the offenders will be fined at the Château de Ferney.

Beman opens by saying that he is enclosing a bill for £50 16s for books that he has already sent to Caldwell. He adds that he has recently published two new editions ‘under his own Eye’. The first if an edition of Voltaire’s complete works. the second is the Dictionnaire Encyclopédique

Stewart opens by noting that he has read reports concerning the death of Mr Cockburn before discussing a recent catalogue of books. He remarks upon items that he would not purchase unless they were cheap (i.e. ‘3 volumes of the Herculaneum’) and asks for Caldwells opinion of Voltaire.

Marie-Louise Denis nominates Joseph-Marie Balledier as the Prosecutor of Ferney for an annual wage of 100₶. This is followed by the dismissal of Balleydier on 29 December 1773. Here it is noted that Balleydier was offered 56₶ 16c for the month of August 1773 which he refused to accept. This money, along with an additional 200₶, was deposited with Jean-Louis Raynaud until the affairs were settled. As Balleydier neglected the affairs and wrote insulting letter, Marie-Louise Denis dismisses him, adding that he will not be payed his wages for the past two years as he never presented himself in Ferney during that time except for at assizes for which he was paid additional sums. The remainder of the document concerns the settlement of the dispute between the two parties. The document is bound with a letter from Marie-Louise Denis to Marc Duval, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dating to c.16 January 1774.

The document concerns the comissioning of Balleydier as the procureur of Gex.

Paney certifies that Wagnière gave him seven pounds of gold to give to Balleydier on behalf of Voltaire. The receipt was made at Ferney and dated 14 September 1773.

Balleydier claims that he has not been negligent in his role as the procureur of Gex and denies the accusations being made against him.

The document concerns the comissioning of Balleydier as the procureur of Gex.

The document outlines Balleydier’s negligence of his role.