Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Bigex and dated 1 February [1740] [D2155]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36105

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.79-80)

Title:

Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Bigex and dated 1 February [1740] [D2155]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Mes anges, je suis prest quelquefois de vous donner a tous les Diables.

Incipit Modernised:

Mes anges, je suis prest quelquefois de vous donner à tous les diables.

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Bigex and dated 1 February [1740].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

Ink from the library stamp on the following page in the manuscript collection has transferred onto the bottom of p.80.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.35*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.79. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.79. A cross has been added to the end of the second paragraph on p.79. The final 7 lines of p.79 have been crossed out.

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History

Date:

1 February [1740]

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

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