Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Agathe Truchis de La Grange, written from Paris and dated 7 June 1748 [D3660]
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CMV36650
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MS 1442 (fol.437v)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Agathe Truchis de La Grange, written from Paris and dated 7 June 1748 [D3660]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
voylà madame ce que vous m’avez ordonné.
Incipit Modernised:
Voila madame ce que vous m’avez ordonné.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Agathe Truchis de La Grange, written from Paris and dated 7 June 1748.
Detailed Summary:
The letter was accompanied by a secretarial of the ‘Prologue’ for La Mort de César in an unknown hand. The MS forms part of the second volume of two bound collection of autographs from leading figures of the eighteenth century.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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1
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Additional Comments:
The MS features one horizontal and two vertical fold lines. There is significant water damage across the page, and several small tears to the outer edges along the fold lines.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
7 June 1748
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Origin (transcript):
Paris
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Bibliography
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OCV Reference:
vol.8, p.268-270
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.8, p.269
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