Letter from Voltaire to G. L. Deodati de’ Tovazzi, written from Ferney and dated 9 September 1766 [D13542]
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CMV36709
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5-240 (VII, f.74-5), ‘A M. Diodati de Tovazzi, à Ferney, 9 septembre 1766 (M. 6491)’
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Letter from Voltaire to G. L. Deodati de’ Tovazzi, written from Ferney and dated 9 September 1766 [D13542]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous souviendriez vous, Monsieur, qu’à l’occasion de vôtre dissertation sur la langue Italienne j’eus l’honneur de recevoir quelques Letres de vous et de vous répondre?
Incipit Modernised:
Vous souviendriez vous, Monsieur, qu’à l’occasion de votre dissertation sur la langue Italienne j’eus l’honneur de recevoir quelques Lettres de vous et de vous répondre?
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to G. L. Deodati de’ Tovazzi, written from château de Ferney and dated 9 September 1766.
Detailed Summary:
The writer recalls previous correspondence with the recipient regarding a work on the Italian language and informs them of a recent publication in Amsterdam that has misrepresented his letters, particularly one dated January 24, 1761. This publication contains serious distortions, including defamatory remarks about a respected general and falsified excerpts from the writer’s original letter. The writer requests the recipient’s assistance in affirming the inaccuracies and falsehoods in this publication, highlighting the potential harm to both his own reputation and that of the general. He expresses his deep gratitude for any support in clarifying these issues and maintaining the truth.
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2 ff.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
9 September 1766
Ownership:
After Voltaire’s death, the MS passed into the ownership of Catherine II and remained in the imperial and then national collection thereafter.
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This MS was probably taken to St Petersburg by Wagnière in the summer of 1779 along with the rest of Voltaire’s library.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
114, p. 426–427
OCV Manuscript Reference:
114, ‘MS1’, p. 427
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