Letter from Voltaire at Les Delices to Ami Camp at Lyon
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CMV33492
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MssCol 1756, b.1, f.38
Title:
Letter from Voltaire at Les Delices to Ami Camp at Lyon
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je vous remercie, Monsieur, de vos tonneaux de vin qui sont on fin vonces à bon port
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Ami Camp, written in the hand of Wagnière from Aux Délices and dated 27 February 1760.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire thanks Ami Camp for the barrels of wine he has received, but notes that the porters drank fifty bottles of it. He quips that it is fortunate that these rascals do not drink oil, and so he hopes his delivery of oil will arrive whole. He then discusses the frequency with which goods go missing. He concludes by asking when Camp thinks their friend will come back.
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2 ff.
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–
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2
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Additional Comments:
The wax seal has caused some staining to f.1, and damage to f.2. It is extant on f.2v. There is a large ink blot on f.2. The paper features multiple horizontal and vertical fold lines, suggesting that it was letter locked before sending.
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Undecorated
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The letter has been stamped with a Genevan postmark
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Ownership:
Owned by Alfred J. Liebmann (1885-1957).
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Provenance:
Given to the New York Public Library by Alfred J. Liebmann in 1953.
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