Letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 5 January [1767] ‘à deux heures’ [D13804]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35940

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.143-144)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 5 January [1767] ‘à deux heures’ [D13804]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

La poste part dans le moment, nous n’avons que le temps de dire que nous venons de recevoir la copie du mémoire [deletion:par]de mon cher ange à mr le vice chancelier.

Incipit Modernised:

La poste part dans le moment, nous n’avons que le temps de dire que nous venons de recevoir la copie du mémoire de mon cher ange à mr le vice chancelier.

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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 5 January [1767] ‘à deux heures’.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

There is a slight stain to the top of p.143.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

There is a minor correction to the fifth word of l.3 on p.143 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.61*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.143. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.143.

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History

Date:

5 January [1767] ‘à deux heures’

Ownership:

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

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