Autograph letter signed from Voltaire and Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot] to Théodore Tronchin, dating to c.12 February 1778 [D21037]
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CMV35833
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Français 12935 (fol.372-373)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire and Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot] to Théodore Tronchin, dating to c.12 February 1778 [D21037]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
le vieux malade etonné de vivre, autrefois tres mauvais plaisant, toujours admirateur du vrai merite
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire and Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot] to Théodore Tronchin, dating to c.12 February 1778.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that he is an old, sick man who is surprised to still be alive, adding that he is an admirer of true merit and therefore of Tronchin. He concludes by saying that he is 84 and has 84 diseases, but that he is consoled because there is a Théodore Tronchin in the world.
Marie-Louise Denis then adds her own message to the letter, asking Tronchin to come to their rescue. She concludes by noting that Tronchin is loved and respected as he deserves from the uncle and niece.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded).
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Undecorated
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A third hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.29’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.373v.
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History
Date:
[c.12 February 1778]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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