The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
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Additional Comments:
The paper features one vertical and two horizontal fold lines. There a couple small holes along the central bifolium fold line. There are a number of ink blots throughout, but especially on f.2v.
A postscript has been added by Voltaire beneath, and to the left-hand side of the letter on f.2v. There is a small correction in the form of a crossing out on the penultimate line of f.1r, and additional text has been added superscript on f.1v.
Passed at the Laverdet sale in Paris on 2 June 1856 (Lot. 454), the Charavay sale in Paris on 25 January 1901 (Lot. 130), and the Vidal-Mégret sale in Paris on 29 May 1968 (Lot. 132).