Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in a secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 12 February 1767 [D13950]
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CMV36177
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MS 124.12
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in a secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 12 February 1767 [D13950]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon trés cher Confrére vous me mandes que vous m’envoyés Bélisaire et je ne l’ai point reçu.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon très cher confrère, vous me mandés que vous m’envoyés Bélisaire et je ne l’ai point reçu.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in a secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 12 February 1767.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
190 x 153 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a crown and the initials: ‘GR’.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS features two horizontal and three vertical fold lines. There is a minor ink blot in the upper left-hand corner of f.2v, beneath which may be a faint, partial fingerprint. There is also a stain in the lower right-hand corner of the same.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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There is a minor correction to l.3 of f.1r in the form of incorrect text being scratched away and corrected text written over the top.
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History
Date:
12 February 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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