Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to c.18 March 1765 [D12477]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35836

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.378)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to c.18 March 1765 [D12477]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher Esculape, voicy une Lettre de mon philosophe d’amilaville.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to c.18 March 1765.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

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:

There is a small ink blot in the upper right-hand corner of f.378r and a larger ink blot in the upper right-hand corner of f.378v.

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Undecorated

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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.32’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.378r. There is a minor correction to the second word of l.2 on f.378r in the form of a crossing out with corrected text superscript.

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History

Date:

[c.18 March 1765]

Ownership:

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

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