Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 March 1770 [D16206]

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CMV34224

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FS 318 E 39, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’

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Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 March 1770 [D16206]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Vous m’avez fait un grand plaisir, mon cher confrère.

Incipit Modernised:

Vous m’avez fait un grand plaisir, mon cher confrère.

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Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 March 1770.

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2 ff.

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198 x 160 mm

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2

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An unknown hand has added three notes to the MS. The first reads ‘à m. de Chabanon’. The second is the date ‘7e Mars 1770’. The third is the reference ‘123 tome 10e’. A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.

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7 March 1770

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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