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Secretarial copy of 'Mémoire sur le libelle clandestinement imprimé à Lausanne sous le titre de Guerre de Monsieur de V.', written in the hand of Wagnière
Repository: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Date: 1759
CMV: cmv37572
Corrected copy of 'Mémoires pour servir à la vie de Monsieur de Voltaire', written in the hands of Wagnière and Voltaire, undated

The MS was composed, according to a notes in Voltaire’s hand on f.79v, f.81r, f.95v, and f.98r, between 6 November 1759 and 12 February 1760. The notes states that the MS was composed at Les Délices. F.1-80 are written primarily in Wagnière’s hand with corrections by Voltaire. F.81-99 are written primarily in Voltaire’s hand. The first half seems to be a clean copy of the text. The second half appears to be a working document.

Repository: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Date: 6 November 1759 - 12 February 1760
CMV: cmv37555
Secretarial copy of 'A Monsieur D[es] M[ahis]' written in the hand of Wagnière, with title added by Voltaire
Repository: Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP), France
Date: c.1756
CMV: cmv37548
Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Joseph François Edouard de Corsembleu Desmahis, written in the hand of Bigex from Les Délices and dated 24 July 1756 [D6942]

The letter contains a poem known as ‘A Monsieur D[es] M[ahis]’.

Repository: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Date: 24 July 1756
CMV: cmv37547
Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written in the hands of Collini and Voltaire from Les Délices and dated 3 May 1756 [D6854]

The letter begins with a poem known as ‘À monsieur le maréchal duc de Richelieu’. The verse is in Collini’s hand. The prose and date line are in Voltaire’s hand.

Repository: Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP), France
Date: 3 May 1756
CMV: cmv37545
Copy of 'Résumé historique et critique', likely in the hand of Longchamp, with autograph additions by Voltaire

The MS is bound with three other texts by Voltaire which once formed part of the Boissy d’Anglas album. These texts are:

  • (a) a letter in verse to Algarotti and a letter to the comte d’Argental
  • (b) Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
  • (c) Bababec et les fakirs / Lettre d’un Turc.
Repository: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
Date: c.1750
CMV: cmv37519
Copy of 'Sur les événements de l'anné 1744' written in the hand of Collini, with autograph corrections by Voltaire
Repository: The British Library
Date: c.1744
CMV: cmv37483
Secretarial copy of 'Mérope' with autograph corrections by Voltaire, c.1743

This MS played a part in the production of the edition of Mérope published by Prault fils in 1758. The play was first performed at the Comédie-Française on Wednesday 20 February 1743 at the Jeu de Paume de l’Etoile.

Repository: Comédie-Française, Paris, France
Date: 1743
CMV: cmv37375
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 1 June 1761 [D9805]
Repository: Voltaire Foundation
Date: 1 June 1761
CMV: cmv37315
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Ferney and dated 24 May 1761 [D9791]

Voltaire signs the letter as: ‘le vieux mouton broutant au pied des alpes’.

Repository: Voltaire Foundation
Date: 25 May 1761
CMV: cmv37313

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