Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, dating to c.August 1760 [D9151]
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CMV35961
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MS 122.23
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, dating to c.August 1760 [D9151]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ay sur le champ monsieur fait part aux sindics de ferney de Lordonance du roy, des arrangements de Mrs les sindics de la province et de vos ordres en consquence.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai sur le champ monsieur fait part aux sindics de Ferney de L’ordonance du roy, des arrangements de Mrs les sindics de la province et de vos ordres en conséquence.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, dating to c.August 1760.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
228 x 188 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘GR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.2v, and the seal has caused damage to the centre of the MS. Ink from another document has transferred onto the bottom of f.2v.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[c.August 1760]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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