Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated ‘Dimanche au soir’ 4 January 1767 [D13801]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35939

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.139-142)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated ‘Dimanche au soir’ 4 January 1767 [D13801]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

En attendant que je reçoive demain une Lettre de vous, mon divin ange, sur cette malheureuse affaire, je dois vous instruire de tout dans le plus grand détail.

Incipit Modernised:

En attendant que je reçoive demain une lettre de vous, mon divin ange, sur cette malheureuse affaire, je dois vous instruire de tout dans le plus grand détail.

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In Own Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated ‘Dimanche au soir’ 4 January 1767.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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3

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

There is a large stain at the top of p.139-142. The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.60*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.139. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.139. Several phrases have been underlined throughout.

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History

Date:

‘Dimanche au soir’ 4 January 1767

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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