Letter signed from Voltaire to Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 9 December 1777 [D20945]
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Gros & Delettres, Lot 51, ‘VOLTAIRE François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)’
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 9 December 1777 [D20945]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous ne sauriez croire combien je suis pénétré de la Lettre que vous voulez bien m’écrire du 2e Xbre.
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 9 December 1777.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire opens by saying that the recipients would not believe how impressed he was at the letter they were willing to write to him dated 2nd December [D20936], adding that they restored his life. Voltaire presents his gratitude to His Serene Highness as well as the council and notes that he is counting on their kindness for the few days that remain of his life. He concludes by saying that he will live and die filled with the deepest gratitude for them.
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1 f.
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2
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The letter has been folded into four (since unfolded).
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Owned by Georges Mouton, comte de Lobau (1770-1838) and his nephew, from whom it passed to Joseph Lelieu, and later Lelieu’s grand-nephew Lucien Michon.
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Passed at the Gros & Delettrez sale in Paris on 1 June 2005 for €800 (Lot 51).
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