Letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 22 April 1761 [D9746]
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CMV35967
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MS 122.29
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 22 April 1761 [D9746]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je vous confie, Monsieur, la Lettre cy jointe, que le sr Sedillot fils m’envoye sous l’enveloppe de Mr le controlleur général.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 22 April 1761.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he entrusts Fabry with the attached letter that the son of Mr. Sedillot son sent him under the envelope of Mr. the controlleur général. He adds that if there is something he must do, he is at Fabry’s command.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
231 x 189 mm
Hands:
3
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘GR’ adorned with a crown.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There is some tearing to these fold lines. There is an ink blot in the lower left-hand corner of f.1r. To the right of this ink blot is a small hole that runs through both leaves.
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Undecorated
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A third, unknown hand has endorsed the MS as ‘Lettre de M. de voltaire…’ in the upper right-hand corner of f.2v.
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History
Date:
22 April 1761
Ownership:
Owned by Thérèse Gabrielle Suzanne Emma de Laurès (née Fabry), René Sainte-Claire-Deville, and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London in 11 June 1968 (Lot. 45).
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