Signed letter from Voltaire (Sale 2351)
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV33550
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Lot 228
Title:
Signed letter from Voltaire (Sale 2351)
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Incipit Diplomatic:
qu’on m’impute; oserais je encor vous suplier de faire cacheter proprement la lettre pour Mr Le Duc de Grafton
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to M. Genep, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 30 October 1769.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that a letter he wrote to the King of Prussia in 1767 did not contain the exaggerated language suggested by the recipient, and asking him to read the enclosed letters on the subject and to forward them to the Duke of Grafton.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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–
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2
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Additional Comments:
There is minor scattered foxing throughout. The MS has been place in a double-sided from with a portrait on each side.
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Undecorated
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History
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Ownership:
Owned by Helen H. Husted.
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Provenance:
Sold at auction by Swann Auction Galleries on 22 May 2014 (Sale 2351, Lot 228) for $7500.
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