Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to [c.20 October 1756] [D7033]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35634

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.77-78)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to [c.20 October 1756] [D7033]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Gabriel Cramer: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

made de Fontaine veut emporter huit de ces coquines que je vous envoie mon cher crammer.

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In Own Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to [c.20 October 1756].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

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Hands:

1

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Binding:

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

Additional Comments:

The paper features one vertical and two horizontal fold lines. The corner of f.78 is torn away. There are remnants of a wax seal on f.78v.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

[c.20 October 1756]

Ownership:

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

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