Letter signed from Voltaire to Simon-Augustin Irailh, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 December 1761 [D10191]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35780

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.272-273)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Simon-Augustin Irailh, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 December 1761 [D10191]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

People:

Incipit Diplomatic:

Vous serez étonné, Monsieur, de recevoir par la petite poste de Paris, les remerciements d’un homme qui demeure au pied des alpes.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Simon-Augustin Irailh, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 4 December 1761.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

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Hands:

3

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.

Additional Comments:

The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method. The wax seal is partially extant on f.273v and has caused some damage to the same. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. Additional paper has been stuck to the bottom of f.272v-273r to reinforce the pages.

Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.272r.

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History

Date:

4 December 1761

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

Origin (transcript):

chateau de ferney

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

19 August 2024