Autograph letter from Voltaire to Stanislas II Auguste Poniatowski, dated 6 December 1771 [D17500].
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CMV36713
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5-240 (VII, f.79), ‘Au roi de Pologne Auguste-Stanislas, 6 décembre 1771 (M. 8429)’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Stanislas II Auguste Poniatowski, dated 6 December 1771 [D17500].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, Permettez à mon sincère attachement pour votre Personne, pour votre cause, pour vos vertus de dire encor un mot à votre majesté.
Incipit Modernised:
Seigneur, Permettez à mon sincère attachement pour votre Personne, pour votre cause, pour vos vertus de dire encor un mot à votre majesté.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Stanislas II Auguste Poniatowski, dated 6 December 1771.
Detailed Summary:
The writer expresses deep loyalty and admiration for the monarch and comments on the recent assassination attempt. He reflects on how the religious devotion of the conspirators did not prevent the natural sentiments of humanity from emerging, possibly due to the monarch’s virtuous influence. He believes that this atrocity will ultimately benefit the monarch by reinforcing their position and making rebellion appear shameful. The writer requests a brief response to his query and asks that it be sent to Geneva.
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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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6 December 1771
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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