Letter from Voltaire to Joseph Audra, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 10 August 1769 [D15812]
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CMV34178
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FS 315 C 33, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à l’abbé Audra, baron de Saint-Just, professeur en histoire à Toulouse [document manuscrit]’
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Joseph Audra, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 10 August 1769 [D15812]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
On a adressé, Monsieur, chez vôtre parent à Lyon, un paquet contenant à peu près ce que vous désirez.
Incipit Modernised:
On a adressé, Monsieur, chez vôtre parent à Lyon, un paquet contenant à peu près ce que vous désirez.
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Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Joseph Audra, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 10 August 1769.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
199 x 159 mm
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2
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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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A second, unknown hand has added the phrase ‘A.M. l’abbé Audra’ to the MS. A postmark has also been stamped on f.2v.
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History
Date:
10 August 1769
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 17 April 1880 (Lot. 34).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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