Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [1760] [D9204]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35816

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.340-341)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [1760] [D9204]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Non mon Cher docteur, je n’y ai jamais mis la main, ni conduit la main de personne

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [1760].

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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2

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Binding:

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

Additional Comments:

The MS was folded into three (since unfolded). The wax seal is partially extant on f.341v and has caused some damage to the same. There is a small ink splatter at the end of the final word of the second line of the address on f.341v.

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Undecorated

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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.12’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.340r. The same hand has also drawn a cross in this corner.

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History

Date:

7 September [1760]

Ownership:

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

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