Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dating to c.30 December 1754 [D6055]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36126

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.107-110)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dating to c.30 December 1754 [D6055]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je vous souhaite une bonne année mon cher ange, a vous, à Made d’argental, à Mr de Pondeveile, à tous vos amis.

Incipit Modernised:

Je vous souhaite une bonne année mon cher ange, à vous, à made d’Argental, à Mr de Pondeveile, à tous vos amis.

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No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dating to c.30 December 1754.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

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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.57’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.107. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference and a footnote identifying a text referenced in the letter to the bottom of p.107. The note is linked to the main text through the use of a corresponding symbol. An omitted word has been added superscript to l.13 of p.108.

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History

Date:

[c.30 December 1754]

Ownership:

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

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