Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 1 February 1773 [D18166]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36009

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.277-278)

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 1 February 1773 [D18166]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

People:

Incipit Diplomatic:

i nunc et versus tecum meditare canoros.

Incipit Modernised:

I nunc et versus tecum meditare canoros.

Language(s):

In Own Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 1 February 1773.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

3

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

There is a small ink splatter over l.8 of p.277.

Materiality Keywords:

Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

The date line has been added by Wagnière. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.105*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.277. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.277.

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History

Date:

1 February 1773

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

Origin (transcript):

Ferney

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.123, p.269-270

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.123, p.270