Letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated ‘Vendredy au soir’ 2 January 1767 [D13790]
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CMV35938
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Français 12936 (p.135-138)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated ‘Vendredy au soir’ 2 January 1767 [D13790]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
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Incipit Diplomatic:
On prétend dans ferney, mon cher ange, que j’ai eu hier une petite attaque d’apopléxie, vous voiez bien qu’il n’en est rien, puis que je suis toujours Dictateur.
Incipit Modernised:
On prétend dans ferney, mon cher ange, que j’ai eu hier une petite attaque d’apopléxie, vous voiez bien qu’il n’en est rien, puis que je suis toujours Dictateur.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated ‘Vendredy au soir’ 2 January 1767.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
There is an ink blot in the upper right-hand corner of p.125.
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Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.59*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.135. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.135. There is a minor correction to l.6 of p.138 in the form of a crossing out with the addition of corrected text superscript.
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History
Date:
‘Vendredy au soir’ 2 January 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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