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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dating to 1761 [D9869]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35813
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.334-335)
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Collection(s):
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher esculape, j’ay recu vos ordres en revenant de fernex
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dating to 1761.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS, Sent
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into three (since unfolded). The wax seal is partially extant on f.335v and has caused some damage to the same.
Materiality Keywords:
Additional Folds, Library Stamp, Tear, Wax Seal (Partial)
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.9’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.334r.
Marginalia Keywords:
Endorsement
Inclusions:
History
Date:
[1761]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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