Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, likely written from Paris and dating to [1747?] [D3547]

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CMV:

CMV34016

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MA 638.10, ‘Autograph letter signed : [Paris?], to an unidentified man, [1747?]’

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, likely written from Paris and dating to [1747?] [D3547]

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

Tout malade que je suis Monsieur, j’allay hier à Versailles retirer les papiers des mains d’une personne quise chargeoit du succez de L’affaire

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to an unknown recipient, likely written from Paris and dating to [1747?]

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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199 mm

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2

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A note in an unknown hand has been added to the letter reading: ‘Adressée probablemt a M. Duclos, secretaire perpetuel de l’Académie française.’ The same hand has also noted that the letter was written from Paris in 1747.

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[1747?]

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024