Letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Louis-François de Neufchâteau, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 14 October 1775 [D19708]
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CMV:
CMV35778
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Français 12935 (fol.266-267)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Louis-François de Neufchâteau, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 14 October 1775 [D19708]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le vieux malade de ferney, Monsieur, ira bientôt trouver vôtre ami que la mort vous a enlevé.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas-Louis-François de Neufchâteau, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 14 October 1775.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Hands:
3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.267v. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is some staining throughout, and several words on f.266r have been smudge, likely due to water damage.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.266r. A Lyon postmark has been stamped over the address on f.267v, and a second postmark has been drawn over the same.
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History
Date:
14 October 1775
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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