Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to c.November/December 1764 [D12221]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35839

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.382-383)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to c.November/December 1764 [D12221]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher Esculape ; je vous envoie le livre très chretien que vous demandez

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to c.November/December 1764.

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Physical Description

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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 no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.383v. There is a small stain in the lower right-hand corner of f.382r.

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Undecorated

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The MS has been endorsed as ‘No.35’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.382r.

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History

Date:

[November/December 1764]

Ownership:

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

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