Letter sent from Voltaire to Paul Claude Moultou, written in the hand of Simon Bigex from Geneva and dated 13 August 1769 [D15820]
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CMV33857
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Français 12935 (fol.5)
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Letter sent from Voltaire to Paul Claude Moultou, written in the hand of Simon Bigex from Geneva and dated 13 August 1769 [D15820]
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Quelques bains que mon pere a pris, ont remis sa santé dans un si bon état, que toute notre famille est on ne peut pas plus joyeuse.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Quelques bains que mon père a pris, ont remis sa santé dans un si bon état, que toute notre famille est on ne peut pas plus joyeuse.
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Brief Summary:
Original letter from Voltaire to Paul Claude Moultou, written in the hand of Simon Bigex from Geneva and dated 13 August 1769.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that the few baths his father took have restored his health to such a good state that the whole family could not be more joyful. He adds that he spoke to Moultou on the first of the month about good news from Servin, noting that recent news from their friend in service in Russia has further increased their joy. He then gives some literary news, saying that Claude Philibert & Barthélemy Chirol have recently published Réflexions sur les mœurs, la religion et le culte by J. Vernet (128 pp. in 8vo).
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1 f.
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1
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
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Some of the ink has bled through the paper and there are ink blots throughout.
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The libray stamp of the Bibliothèque Impériale has been stamped on f.5r. The bibliographical reference on f.5v has been underlined.
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Owned by Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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