Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘Samedy 8’ [June 1743] [D2765]
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CMV33780
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MS 120.19
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘Samedy 8’ [June 1743] [D2765]
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je me flatte monseigneur que je partiray vendredy pour les affaires que vous savez
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘Samedy 8’ [June 1743].
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Voltaire writes that he will leave on Friday for the business that d’Argenson knows of. He notes that it is a secretive matter and that if d’Argenson wishes him to come to Versailles so that he can give Voltaire some orders, Voltaire would be honoured to do so secretly at the time d’Argenson prescribes. He asks that the auction be postponed until the end of the following week because his cousin Marchand is expecting the arrival of two large merchants who will serve d’Argenson well.
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2 ff.
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216 x 170 mm
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1
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The paper is watermarked with a griffin wearing a crown.
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The leaves feature additional horizontal and vertical fold lines. There are two small holes along the main fold line at the intersections of the additional horizontal fold lines and the main fold line. There are two further small holes along the additional vertical fold line on f.2. There is a small area of faint pink shading on the right-hand side of f.1r.
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