Letter from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 22 February 1768 [D14770]
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CMV36306
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MS 125.5
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 22 February 1768 [D14770]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai balancé longtemps, mon cher philosophe, si je vous écrirais touchant, Mr Delaharpe, et je crois enfin qu’il faut que je vous écrive parce que vous l’aimez, et que je l’aime.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai balancé longtemps, mon cher philosophe, si je vous écrirais touchant, mr De La Harpe, et je crois enfin qu’il faut que je vous écrive parce que vous l’aimez, et que je l’aime.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 22 February 1768.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
233 x 185 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with the names ‘J Honig & Zoonen’.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There are numerous small holes along these fold lines. The paper has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The iron gall ink used to write the letter has caused some corrosion. There are smudges of ink across the centre of f.2v, and a minor ink splatter across l.19-20 of f.1r. Some of the ink from f.1v has transferred onto f.2r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to l.12 of f.1r in the form of a crossing out. L.17-19 of f.1r have been underlined. A later hand has added the number ’32’ to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
22 February 1768
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
Provenance:
Formerly part of the Guillaume Guizot collection.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.117, p.124-125
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.117, p.125