Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César de Missy, dated 3 December 1742 [D2694]
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CMV:
CMV33832
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Français 12933 (fol.155-156)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César de Missy, dated 3 December 1742 [D2694]
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No related manuscripts found.
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MF 23567
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
je suis bien surpris monsieur de n’entendre point parler de vous.
Incipit Modernised:
Je suis bien surpris, monsieur, de n’entendre point parler de vous.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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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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Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Binding:
Bound in contemporary calf with other letters collected by Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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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Decorations:
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:
vol.92, ‘D2694. Voltaire to César de Missy’, p.307
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.92, ‘MS1’, p.307
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