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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No related manuscripts found.
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OCLC Number:
648019158
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Content
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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.
Format:
Dimensions:
240 x 180 mm
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. The MS has been glued to a wood panel, making f.1v-2r inaccessible.
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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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