Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, dated 19 June [1763] [D11271]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36038
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MS 123.12
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, dated 19 June [1763] [D11271]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
tout ce que je peux vous dire mon cher ami cest que le droit des gens s’accomode peu de l’infidelité de la poste.
Incipit Modernised:
Tout ce que je peux vous dire mon cher ami c’est que le droit des gens s’accomode peu de l’infidélité de la poste.
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, dated 19 June [1763].
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
190 x 116 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is partially 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
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There is a large blob of wax on f.2r that has caused some staining to both folios. Ink from another document has transferred onto the bottom of f.2v, and the first two words of the final line of f.1r are smudged. There is an imprint in the left-hand margin of f.2v from an unknown object. The imprint is in the shape of two ‘i’s.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The end of l.9 on f.1r has been underlined. An omitted word has been added superscript on l.9 of f.1v.
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History
Date:
19 June [1763]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.110, p.277-278
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.110, p.278