Washington University in St Louis, PQ2100.Z5 V6 1761

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CMV33006

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PQ2100.Z5 V6 1761 (A)

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Washington University in St Louis, PQ2100.Z5 V6 1761

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OCLC Number:

1055554696

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Voltaire: Author

Incipit Diplomatic:

on est obligé en concience d’avertir Mr. Crammer.

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Brief Summary:

Fragment of an autograph letter from Voltaire.

Detailed Summary:

The letter seems to have been addressed to Voltaire’s printer in Geneva, Crammer. It mentions Joseph Marie Terray, finance minister under Louis XV, who had encouraged the censorship of some of Voltaire’s works. Also included is a pen and ink drawing of the church Voltaire erected in Ferney, beneath which is Voltaire’s dedicatory inscription ‘Deo erexit Voltaire 1761’. His name in this inscription has been written in large letters.

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200 x 160 mm

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There is a red wax seal in the lower left-hand corner.

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The number 27 has been added to the upper right-hand corner of the letter. A handwritten note in a later hand has been added to the engraving reading: ‘Church at Ferney Aug. 4 1872’.

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Donated by George N. Meissner.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024