Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 April 1770 [D16308]
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CMV36337
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MS 126.9
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Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 April 1770 [D16308]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher enfant, [deletion: calmer vôtre sang, et réngraissez Madame de la Harpe]
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher enfant, calmer vôtre sang, et rengraissez Madame de la Harpe
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Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 April 1770 [D16308]
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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198 x 161 mm
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2
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The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn.
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS features two horizontal and two vertical fold lines. The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is a small ink blot over l.13 of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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Much of l.1-2 of f.1r have been crossed out, as have the final eight lines of f.1v.
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History
Date:
23 April 1770
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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