Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César de Missy, dated 3 December 1742 [D2694]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV33832

Shelfmark:

Français 12933 (fol.155-156)

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César de Missy, dated 3 December 1742 [D2694]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MF 23567

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
César de Missy: Recipient

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Incipit Diplomatic:

je suis bien surpris monsieur de n’entendre point parler de vous.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César de Missy, dated 3 December 1742.

Detailed Summary:

Voltaire writes that he is concerned for de Missy’s health as he has sent him two packages, one from Brussels [D2684] and another from Paris [D2691], but has heard no news from de Missy. He asks de Missy to write to him at St Honoré.

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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1

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Additional Comments:

A wax seal (partially extant) on f.156v has caused some damage to the same folio. There is an ink blot on f.156r. The letter has been folded and sent using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method.

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Undecorated

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F.155r is stamped with the library stamp of Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol and the Bibliothèque Impériale. A postage stamp has been stamped above the address on f.156v.

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Owned by Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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OCV Reference:

92, ‘D2694. Voltaire to César de Missy’, p.307

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024