Letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume-Joseph Dupleix de Bacquencourt, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 October 1776 [D20327]

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CMV33987

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Seller Inventory # 62575, ‘Brief mit eigenh. Unterschrift.’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume-Joseph Dupleix de Bacquencourt, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 October 1776 [D20327]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur Si j’avais soupçonné que les colons de ferney demandassent une injustice, en implorant les graces du Roi, je n’aurais jamais sollicité vôtre protection pour eux.

Incipit Modernised:

Monsieur, Si j’avais soupçonné que les Colons de Ferney demandassent une injustice, en implorant les grâces du Roi, je n’aurais jamais sollicité vôtre protection pour eux.

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume-Joseph Dupleix de Bacquencourt, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 October 1776

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[999]

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2 ff.

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Unbound

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Voltaire has signed the letter. An unknown hand has added the phrase ‘R[eçu]. le 17 9b[re] 1776’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.1r.

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4 October 1776

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