Letter signed from Voltaire to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 20 April 1773 [D18328]

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CMV:

CMV35781

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.275)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 20 April 1773 [D18328]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Messieurs, J’ai reçu la Lettre dont vous m’avez honoré et les papiers que vous avez bien voulu y joindre.

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Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 20 April 1773.

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Physical Description

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1 f.

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2

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Binding:

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

Additional Comments:

The MS features one horizontal fold lines. There are several very small ink blots throughout.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

20 April 1773

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

Chateau de ferney

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