Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental and Jeanne Grâce Bosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 2 February 1767 [D13907]

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CMV35974

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.187-188)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental and Jeanne Grâce Bosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 2 February 1767 [D13907]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Nous aprenons par la sœur de mr Thurot, que Dieu est juste.

Incipit Modernised:

Nous aprenons par la sœur de mr Thurot, que Dieu est juste.

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Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental and Jeanne Grâce Bosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 2 February 1767.

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Physical Description

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1 f.

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3

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is a small stain towards the centre of p.188.

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Undecorated

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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.70*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.187. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.187.

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History

Date:

2 February 1767

Ownership:

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

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