Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, and Jeanne GrâceBosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, written from Fontainebleau and dated 5 October 1745 [D3228]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36114

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.89)

Title:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, and Jeanne GrâceBosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, written from Fontainebleau and dated 5 October 1745 [D3228]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je vous donne ma benediction, je vous remets les peines du purgatoire, je vous acorde des indulgences.

Incipit Modernised:

Je vous donne ma bénédiction, je vous remets les peines du purgatoire, je vous acorde des indulgences.

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No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, and Jeanne GrâceBosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, written from Fontainebleau and dated 5 October 1745.

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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.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.44’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.89. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.89. There is a correction to l.12-13 on p.89 in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript.

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History

Date:

5 October [1745]

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

Fontainebleau

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