Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Aux Délices and dated 8 October [1760] [D9293]

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CMV34243

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FS 315 C 21, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Louis-Gaspard Fabry, maire et subdélégué du Pays de Gex [document manuscrit]’

Title:

Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Aux Délices and dated 8 October [1760] [D9293]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur Puisque Monsieur de Fleuri veut garder l’incognito; je ne sçais point qu’il doit venir et je n’ay point l’honneur de luy écrire.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Aux Délices and dated 8 October [1760].

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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227 x 188 mm

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3

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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.

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An unknown hand das added marks and dates throughout in pencil. A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.

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History

Date:

8 October [1760]

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Origin (transcript):

Aux Délices

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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