Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Madame Gallatin, undated [inédit]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV33685

Shelfmark:

MSS 14814 Volume, ‘Gallatin Family papers, 1806-circa 1910, no date’

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Madame Gallatin, undated [inédit]

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Related record(s):

No related manuscripts found.

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OCLC Number:

648019158

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

vos ordres seront executez madame

Incipit Modernised:

Vos ordres seront exécutés, madame.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Madame Gallatin, undated.

Detailed Summary:

In the undated letter, Voltaire addresses a request Madame Gallatin had made of him, noting that he will have a Bétemps do it for him as his health is too miserable.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

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Hands:

3

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Binding:

Unbound

Additional Comments:

The letter features one vertical and two horizontal fold lines. The lower right-hand corner of f.2r is torn away and has been repaired with paper.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

The address has been added by Wagniére to f.2v. A third hand has endorsed the MS as ‘Mr. De Voltaire’ in the upper right-hand corner of the same.

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History

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Ownership:

Owned by James Gallatin.

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Provenance:

Gifted to University of Virginia Special Collections in 2009. Accession number 14814.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024