Letter signed from Voltaire to Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté, written by Wagnière in Ferney and dated 31 July 1771 [D17316]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35607

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.26)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté, written by Wagnière in Ferney and dated 31 July 1771 [D17316]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

J’étais bien loin despérer, Monsieur, que ces rentes seraient paiées, et vous m’avez très agréablement surpris.

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Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté, written by Wagnière in Ferney and dated 31 July 1771.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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3

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.

Additional Comments:

The paper features an additional vertical fold line.

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Undecorated

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The letter has been endorsed on f.26v.

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History

Date:

31 July 1771

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

Ferney

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