Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 25 March 1765 [D12502]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35841
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.386-387)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 25 March 1765 [D12502]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher Esculape, vous qui connaissez les ames comme les corps vous n’avez que trop raison quand vous me mandez que sept cent mille têtes absurdes l’emporteront sur cinquante têtes bien faittes.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Théodore Tronchin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 25 March 1765.
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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 no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.387v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated.
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.37’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.386r.
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History
Date:
25 March 1765
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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