Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770] [D16544]
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CMV36343
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MS 126.14
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770] [D16544]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, je recommande a votre protection un nouvel habitant que je perds et que vous acquéres.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Je recommande à votre protection un nouvel habitant que je perds et que vous acquérés.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis Gaspard Fabry, written from Ferney and dated 24 July [1770].
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
187 x 116 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a crown.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into three before sending. The wafer seal is extant on f.2v and has caused some damage to the same. The MS has also been folded i half horizontally (since unfolded). There are numerous small holes along the fold lines and several ink blots across the right-hand side of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
24 July [1770]
Ownership:
Owned by Thérèse Gabrielle Suzanne Emma de Laure (née Fabry), René Sainte-Claire-Deville (1889-1967), and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 91).
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