Autograph letter from Marie Aurore de Saxe, comtesse de Horn to Voltaire, sent instead to an unidentified friend and dating to 24 August [1768] [D15188n]
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CMV36321
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MS 125.20
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Autograph letter from Marie Aurore de Saxe, comtesse de Horn to Voltaire, sent instead to an unidentified friend and dating to 24 August [1768] [D15188n]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
vous êtes, monsieur, l’ami des infortunez, vous metez vôtre bonheur à les soulager, vous leur prodiguez depuis longtems vôtre crédit, vôtre fortune, et vôtre éloquence
Incipit Modernised:
Vous êtes, monsieur, l’ami des infortunez, vous metez vôtre bonheur à les soulager, vous leur prodiguez depuis longtems vôtre crédit, vôtre fortune, et vôtre éloquence
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No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Marie Aurore de Saxe, comtesse de Horn to Voltaire, sent instead to an unidentified friend and dating to 24 August [1768].
Detailed Summary:
The comtesse de Horn never sent this letter to Voltaire, instead sending it to an unknown male friend. In a postscript, she explains why. She notes that this letter is smoother and softer than the other, D15188, which is hard and dry. She asks the recipient to give his opinion on this letter and send it back to her as she does not want it to see the light because of her own poor judgement.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
201 x 157 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. The watermark is partial due to the paper being cut.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is a large ink blot in the lower right-hand corner of the MS and a smaller ink blot over the penultimate line of f.1v. Some of the text on l.6 of f.1v has smudged slightly. There are four pin holes along the left-hand side of f.1r, and three further pin holes in the upper-centre of the MS. The MS was folded into four (since unfolded).
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Undecorated
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A lengthy postscript has been added to the bottom of the letter on f.1v.
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History
Date:
[24 August 1768]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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OCV Reference:
vol.118, p.32
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.118, p.32