Secretarial copy of À Mr L’abbé de Voisenon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 19 October 1765

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CMV36361

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NAF 2778 (fol.136)

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Secretarial copy of À Mr L’abbé de Voisenon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 19 October 1765

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Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Annotator

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Brief Summary:

Secretarial copy of À Mr L’abbé de Voisenon, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 19 October 1765.

Detailed Summary:

A second, unknown hand has added additional text to the end of the letter. A provenance note, also added in the same hand, explains what this additional text is: ‘‘Réponse de l’abbé de voisenon; m. favart m’a prié de l’insérer au bas de cette lettre, en forme de note.’

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1 f.

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The MS is endorsed in a second hand as ‘No.2’ and ‘original’. Both of these endorsements are underlined. The same hand has added additional text and a provenance note to the bottom of the poem.

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History

Date:

19 October 1765

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Chateau de ferney par genêve

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OCV Reference:

vol.60B, p.257-276

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.60B, p.268