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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dated 10 February [1759] [D8097]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35838
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.380-381)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
monsieur tronchin mon malade ira chez luy dans un carosse bien fermé
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, dated 10 February [1759].
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 in half horizontally. There is a fingerprint on the lower right-hand side of f.380r and an ink blot towards the centre of f.381v.
Materiality Keywords:
Additional Folds, Fingerprint, Ink Blot, Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.34’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.381v.
Marginalia Keywords:
Endorsement
Inclusions:
History
Date:
10 February [1759]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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