Autograph letter from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, written from Cirey and dated 11 June 1744 [D2990a]
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CMV33786
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MS 120.25
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, written from Cirey and dated 11 June 1744 [D2990a]
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javois compté monsieur que mes petits ouvrages pouroient vous amuser dans votre solitude de l’autre monde
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, written from Cirey and dated 11 June 1744.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he thought his ‘little works’ would amuse the recipient in their solitude, so he sent them to him on 5 April to Bordeaux to be passed from there to the recipient. Voltaire notes that he has since learned that there have been many cases of ‘infidelity’ in these sorts of shipments and that such parcels are seized at the barge so he adds that he has written to M. Ravenau to ask about this and will report back to the recipient of the letter when he returns to Paris. Voltaire concludes by saying that if he can do the recipient any service through his friendship with de Maurepas, the recipient should only ask him and Voltaire will ensure that he is not forgotten.
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1 f.
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215 x 183 mm
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1
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The leaf is heavily damaged. Much of the lower section of the letter is missing and there are worm holes and areas of corrosion caused by iron gall ink throughout. The corrosion is not caused by the ink used on the MS but instead appears to have been caused by the ink of another document, stored with this MS. Additional paper has been stuck to the verso side in some areas to cover holes and tears. There are remnants of red wax in the lower right-hand corner of f.1v. The page features an additional horizontal fold line. On the centre left-hand side of f.1 there is a hole in the shape of a curly bracket, probably caused by the iron gall ink of another document that has been stored with this MS. There are a series of dots of ink at the bottom of f.1v around the areas of damage. One of these clusters of dots takes the form of the letter ‘P’ in the bottom left-hand corner.
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Undecorated
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Some text on l.4 of f.1r has been crossed through, and additional text added superscript.
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