Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, Comte d’Argental and Henri Louis Lekain, written from Ferney and dated 10 June [1767] [D14221]

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CMV34877

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MA 2305, ‘Autograph letter signed : Ferney, to Charles Augustin Feriol, Comte d’Argental, [1767] June 10.’

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, Comte d’Argental and Henri Louis Lekain, written from Ferney and dated 10 June [1767] [D14221]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Si vous vous portez bien mon cher ange j’en suis bien aise.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, Comte d’Argental and Henri Louis Lekain, written from Ferney and dated 10 June [1767].

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Physical Description

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3 pp.

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1

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

10 June [1767]

Ownership:

Owned by Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th earl of Ilchester.

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Provenance:

Passed at the Count Georg Esterhazy sale in Paris on 26 March 1857 (Lot. 743), before entering the Holland house archives and subsequently the ownership of Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th earl of Ilchester. Passed at his sale at Sotheby in Londo

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.116, p.149–150

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.116, ‘MS1’, p.150

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024