Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 31 December 1774 [D19262]

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CMV34228

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FS 318 E 43, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 31 December 1774 [D19262]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Bonsoir, mon bon ami, mon frère en Apollon

Incipit Modernised:

Bonsoir, mon bon ami, mon frère en Apollon

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Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 31 December 1774.

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2 ff.

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195 x 156 mm

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3

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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 ‘172’. A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.

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31 December 1774

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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