Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dating to September 1762 [D10709]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35826
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.358-359)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dating to September 1762 [D10709]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
fils d’apollon. la petite niece d’apollon melle Corneille fut autrefois nouée.
Incipit Modernised:
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dating to September 1762.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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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 was folded into three before sending. The wax seal is extant on f.359v and has caused some damage to the same.
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Voltaire has endorsed the MS as ‘Secreto’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.258r. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.22’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.359v.
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History
Date:
[September 1762]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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