Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 12 April 1776 [D20059]

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CMV34231

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FS 318 E 46, ‘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 and dated 12 April 1776 [D20059]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher grec, il y a grande aparence que vous succèderez bientôt à quelque académicien français ou suisse, soit au vieillard de Ferney, soit à Ste Palaye.

Incipit Modernised:

Mon cher grec, il y a grande aparence que vous succèderez bientôt à quelque académicien français ou suisse, soit au vieillard de Ferney, soit à Ste Palaye.

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Partly

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 12 April 1776.

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1 f.

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196 x 159 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 ’40’.

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12 April 1776

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Bibliography

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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