Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 13 November 1765 [D12978]

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CMV34198

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FS 318 E 13, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 13 November 1765 [D12978]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Je fais passer ma réponse, Monsieur, par Made vôtre sœur que j’ai eu l’honneur de voir quelquefois dans mes mazures helvétiques.

Incipit Modernised:

Je fais passer ma réponse, Monsieur, par Made vôtre sœur que j’ai eu l’honneur de voir quelquefois dans mes mazures helvétiques.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 13 November 1765.

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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202 x 158 mm

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2

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An unknown hand has added two notes to the MS. The first reads: ‘à M. de Chabanon’. The second is the number ‘114’.

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13 November 1765

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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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024