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Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Aux Délices and dated 8 October [1760] [D9293]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34243
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 315 C 21, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Louis-Gaspard Fabry, maire et subdélégué du Pays de Gex [document manuscrit]’
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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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Language(s):
French
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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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS, Signed
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
227 x 188 mm
Hands:
3
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Binding:
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
Origin:
Les Délices, Geneva, Switzerland
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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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