Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume-Clude de Laleu, written from Les Délices and dated 8 April 1756 [D6819a]
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CMV35877
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MS 121.28
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume-Clude de Laleu, written from Les Délices and dated 8 April 1756 [D6819a]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
je vous prie Monsieur de payer pour mon compte le 20 avril trente mille livres a l’ordre de monsieur Robert tronchin.
Incipit Modernised:
Je vous prie Monsieur de payer pour mon compte le 20 avril trente mille livres à l’ordre de monsieur Robert Tronchin.
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Guillaume-Clude de Laleu, written from Les Délices and dated 8 April 1756.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire asks de Laleu to pay, on his behalf, 30,000 lt on 20 April, on the orders of Robert Tronchin. Laleu’s office have added a note to the reverse of the letter stating that the account has been paid in Lyon on 17 April 1756.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
59 x 183 mm
Hands:
2
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
An additional strip of paper has been affixed to f.1v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
De Laleu’s office have added a note to f.1v confirming that the account has been settled.
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History
Date:
8 April 1756
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
près de geneve
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Provenance:
Passed at an unidentified Sotheby sale in London c.1900 (Lot. 249). Passed at a second Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1974 (Lot. 352).
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