Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Potsdam and dated 1 April 1752 [D4855]
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CMV37124
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Français 12931 (fol.5-6), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Potsdam and dated 1 April 1752 [D4855]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
plus ange que jamais : puisque vous m’envoyez des critiques
Incipit Modernised:
Plus ange que jamais, puisque vous m’envoyez des critiques
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Potsdam and dated 1 April 1752.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). There are minor ink blots in the left-hand margins.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The end of l.3 on f.7v has been underlined. Voltaire has added a note beneath the dateline on f.6r reading: ‘repondû le 21 avril 1752’.
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History
Date:
1 April 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
potsdam
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