Letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Philippe Fyot, marquis de La Marche, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 4 November 1761 [D10130]

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eBay Item Number: 404585211098, ‘Voltaire Authentic Signed 7.5×9.25 1761 Handwritten Letter BAS #AB14371’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Philippe Fyot, marquis de La Marche, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 4 November 1761 [D10130]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon corps est malade, Monsieur, mon ame se porte bien, car elle est pleine de vous.

Incipit Modernised:

Mon corps est malade, Monsieur, mon ame se porte bien, car elle est pleine de vous.

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Brief Summary:

A letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Philippe Fyot, marquis de La Marche, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 4 November 1761 [D10130]

Detailed Summary:

Voltaire begins by saying that his body is sick, but that his soul is well becuase it is full of the recipient. He adds that he does not know where de La Marche is, or if his daughter is with him. He then apologises for the large paquet he sent de La Marche concerning fetishes, and reminds him that the big Corneille is more precious to him than the little President de Brosses. Voltaire reminds de La Marche that he had asked him to let him know if his egraver could undertake a dozen prints, before concluding by saying that de La Marche has awakened his old passion for him and thus implores de La Marche to write to him.

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2 ff.

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2

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Unbound

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4 November 1761

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024