Signed, autograph manuscript concerning a business transaction, dated 5 January 1761
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CMV33577
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RR Auction, Lot 510, ‘Voltaire’
Title:
Signed, autograph manuscript concerning a business transaction, dated 5 January 1761
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Jay preté quinze mille livres sans interest pour un an a Mrs de Crassy pour les aider a rentrer dans le domaine de leurs ancestres.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai prête quinze mille livres sans intérêt pour un an à M. de Crassy pour les aider à rentrer dans le domaine de leurs ancêtres.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, written from Ferney and dated 5 January 1761.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he has lent 15,000 livres to Messieurs de Crassy free of interest in order to allow them to regain their ancestral home, adding that he does not wish to buy the property. He concludes by arguing that it is not just for Chapeaurouge to sell it to the proprietors for a higher price than to the Jesuits, and recommends four arbitrators.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
203 x 165 mm
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1
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Binding:
The MS has been cloth-matted and framed.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into eight (since unfolded). There is some mounting residue on the verso side.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A note in a smaller script and more faded ink has been added to the bottom of f.1r reading: ‘nb je veux etre present aux conference’.
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History
Date:
5 January 1761
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Provenance:
Passed at the Bonham’s sale in New York on 9 March 2017 (Lot 24) where it sold for $2,375. Passed again at the RR Auction sale on 2 July 2018 (Lot 510) where it sold for $3,518.
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