Incomplete autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, undated [inédit]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV33700
Shelfmark:
MSS 001516 A (B), ‘Incomplete A.L. to “Gabriel Crammer”‘
Title:
Incomplete autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, undated [inédit]
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OCLC Number:
OCM10441906
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Incipit Diplomatic:
puisque vous n’avez plus mal ny aux dents ny aucu
Incipit Modernised:
Puisque vous n’avez plus mal ni aux dents ni aucun
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
An incomplete autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Crammer, undated.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that since Cramer no longer has pain in this teeth, he can rummage through his papers and return to Voltaire the beautiful life of ‘du grand freron.’ He adds that he forgot to tell Cramer yesterday about Madame d’Epinay’s bargain: she can shoot him for a Louis at the right time. If not, he has to pay four.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
–
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). The wax seal is almost complete in the lower right-hand corner of f.2r. The seal has caused some damage to the lower left-hand corner of f.1v. It appears that the letter has been affixed to a paper cover using red wax.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed as ’29’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1v in red ink.
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Ownership:
Owned by Bern Dibner.
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Provenance:
Donated to the Smithsonian Libraries by Bern Dibner in 1974.
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