Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Joseph de Laborde, written from Ferney in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière and dated 18 January 1771 [D16970]
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CMV33859
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Français 12935 (fol.8)
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Joseph de Laborde, written from Ferney in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière and dated 18 January 1771 [D16970]
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Il y a Monsieur, deux personnes dans le monde que je n’ai jamais eu le bonheur de voir, et à qui j’ai les plus grandes obligations: L’une est Monsieur de La Borde, et l’autre Monsieur Le Duc de Choiseul.
Incipit Modernised:
Il y a Monsieur, deux personnes dans le monde que je n’ai jamais eu le bonheur de voir, et à qui j’ai les plus grandes obligations : l’une est Monsieur de La Borde, et l’autre Monsieur Le Duc de Choiseul.
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Joseph de Laborde, written from Ferney in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière and dated 18 January 1771.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that there are two people in the world that he has never had the pleasure of seeing, but to whom he has the greatest obligations: Jean-Joseph de Laborde himself and Etienne-François de Choiseul. He then remarks upon his age and illness, and says that if he is damned upon his death it will not be for the sin of ingratitude, adding that ingratitude should be considered the eighth mortal sin. Voltaire then references a recent event which he claims does irreparable harm to his colony, before wishing the recipient and his family all the prosperity that they deserve.
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1 f.
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–
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
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The paper features a horizontal and vertical fold line.
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Undecorated
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Owned by Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
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