Letter signed from Voltaire to Carlo Goldoni, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 September 1762 [D10729]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36159
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12937 (p.161)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Carlo Goldoni, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 September 1762 [D10729]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai hazardé, Monsieur, une Lettre que j’ai adressée à Paris, sans scavoir si vous y étiez arrivé.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai hazardé, Monsieur, une lettre que j’ai adressée à Paris, sans sçavoir si vous y étiez arrivé.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Carlo Goldoni, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 September 1762.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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Hands:
4
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The final line is in Voltaire’s hand. A third hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.89*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.161. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.161. A fourth hand has added a note, also to the bottom of p.161, noting that the last line of the letter is in the hand of Voltaire.
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History
Date:
25 September 1762
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Chateau de ferney par Genêve
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