Letter from Voltaire to Stanislas II Auguste Poniatowski of Poland, written from Ferney and dated 3 December 1771 [D17489]
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CMV36712
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5-240 (VII, f.78), ‘Au roi de Pologne, à Ferney, 3 décembre 1771 (M. 8424)’
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Letter from Voltaire to Stanislas II Auguste Poniatowski of Poland, written from Ferney and dated 3 December 1771 [D17489]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, Vôtre Majesté m’a honoré de trop de bontés pour que je ne mêle pas ma voix à toutes celles qui font des vœux pour vôtre conservation et pour vôtre bonheur.
Incipit Modernised:
Seigneur, Votre Majesté m’a honoré de trop de bontés pour que je ne mêle pas ma voix à toutes celles qui font des vœux pour votre conservation et pour votre bonheur.
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Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Stanislas II Auguste Poniatowski of Poland, written from château de Ferney and dated 3 December 1771.
Detailed Summary:
The writer expresses profound gratitude for the monarch’s kindness and joins others in wishing for the monarch’s well-being and happiness. Despite feeling that his voice may seem insignificant, he assures that his sentiments are heartfelt and sincere. He asserts that true virtue and goodness ultimately prevail, and he offers his most sincere wishes for the monarch’s continued happiness and success.
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1 f.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
3 December 1771
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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Provenance:
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:
122, p. 169
OCV Manuscript Reference:
122, ‘MS1’, p. 169
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