Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Potsdam and dated 11 July 1752 [D4940]
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CMV37127
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Français 12931 (fol.12-14), ‘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 11 July 1752 [D4940]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange nous autres bons crétiens nous pouvons tres bien supposer un crime a mahomet
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange nous autres bons crétiens nous pouvons très bien supposer un crime à Mahomet
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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 11 July 1752.
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Physical Description
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3 ff.
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2
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Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded).A small tab of paper has been affixed to f.13v with wax in order to indicate an unedited passage.
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Undecorated
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This unedited passage indicated by the tab of additional paper has been underlined and placed within braces.
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History
Date:
11 July 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
potsdam
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