Appeal by Voltaire on behalf of Sédillot and Rouph, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to March 1776 [D.app.432.I]
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CMV35851
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Français 12935 (fol.405)
Title:
Appeal by Voltaire on behalf of Sédillot and Rouph, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to March 1776 [D.app.432.I]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le sieur Sedillot père, âgé de quatre vingt dix ans, a géré pendant près de soixante ans, l’emploi de receveur du grenier à sel à Gex.
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Brief Summary:
Appeal by Voltaire on behalf of Sédillot and Rouph, written in the hand of Wagnière and dating to March 1776.
Detailed Summary:
The appeal notes that Sédillot, now aged 90, managed for nearly sixty years the job of receiver of the salt granary in Gex. It goes on to note that Sédillot’s son has worked with his father for the past twenty years, and that they are both gentlemen. The appeal concludes that both men easily sacrificed their interests and lost their place for the good of the province. They therefore implore the Controlleur Général to protect them.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded in half vertically, with the text being written on the right-hand side of the page only.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has added a footnote to the lower left-hand corner of f.403r, providing a bibliographical reference.
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History
Date:
March 1776
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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