Letter from Voltaire to Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, baron de l’Aulne, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 7 February 1776 [D19906]
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CMV35849
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Français 12935 (fol.401)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, baron de l’Aulne, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 7 February 1776 [D19906]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Quoique le protégé de Monsieur Le controlleur général sache très bien qu’il prend mal son tems
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, baron de l’Aulne, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 7 February 1776.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.401r. The same hand has also added a footnote to f.401r identifying the recipients of a letter, and the date ’12 fev 1776′ between l.2 and l.3 of the letter on the same folio. The footnote is linked to the main text through the use of a corresponding symbol and is signed ‘LDB’. A third hand has added an additional note to the upper right-hand corner of f.401r providing context on a matter referenced in the letter.
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History
Date:
7 February 1776
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
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