Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Antoine-Jean Gabriel Le Bault, written from Ferney and dated 4 November 1761 [D10132]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35971
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Shelfmark:
MS 123.2
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Antoine-Jean Gabriel Le Bault, written from Ferney and dated 4 November 1761 [D10132]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, j‘ay l’honneur de vous demander trois tonnaux de vin, deux de bon vin ordinaire et un d’excellent
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, j‘ai l’honneur de vous demander trois tonnaux de vin, deux de bon vin ordinaire et un d’excellent
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Antoine-Jean Gabriel Le Bault, written from Ferney and dated 4 November 1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
189 x 118 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn, topped with a crown. The watermark is partial due to the paper being cut.
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Binding:
Unbound
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to the final word of l.9 on f.1r in the form of a crossing out.
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History
Date:
4 November 1761
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney pays de Gex par geneve
Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris in December 1968 (Lot. 32903).
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