Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jacob Bouthillier de Beaumont, written from [Ferney] and dated 11 January 1769 [D15423]
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CMV35622
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Français 12935 (fol.52-53)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jacob Bouthillier de Beaumont, written from [Ferney] and dated 11 January 1769 [D15423]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Si vous puvez mon cher monsieur vous donner la peine de passer chez moy vous y trouverez cinq cent louis d’or, et mr Bontems me payera ce qu’il me doit à la fin du mois.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jacob Bouthillier de Beaumont, written from [Ferney] and dated 11 January 1769.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that if de Beaumont goes to the trouble of coming to Voltaire’s house, he will find 500 gold louis, adding that François Louis Bontems will pay Voltaire what he owes him at the end of the month.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to the upper corner of f.53.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[11 January 1769]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
[Ferney]
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