Letter from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 26 January 1767 [D13882]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35972
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Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.179-182)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 26 January 1767 [D13882]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous m’inspirez, Monsieur, bien des sentiments à la fois, la reconnaissance de vos bontés, et l’étonnement des ressources de vôtre esprit dans un genre qui n’est chez vous qu’un amusement passager.
Incipit Modernised:
Vous m’inspirez, Monsieur, bien des sentiments à la fois, la reconnaissance de vos bontés, et l’étonnement des ressources de vôtre esprit dans un genre qui n’est chez vous qu’un amusement passager.
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In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Bernard Louis Chauvelin, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 January 1767.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). The paper has also 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.68*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.179. The majority of the final four lines of p.180 have been underlined. There is a minor correction to the first word of p.181 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
26 January 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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