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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Potsdam and dated 22 July 1752 [D4953]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37128
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12931 (fol.15-16), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange on m’a mandé que vos volontez celestes etaient que L’on representat incessamment cette amelie que vous aimez
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange on m’a mandé que vos volontez célestes étaient que L’on représentât incessamment cette Amelie que vous aimez
Language(s):
French
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 22 July 1752.
Detailed Summary:
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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
Hands:
1
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Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Part of l.3 on f.15v has been underlined. There are minor corrections to l.2 and l.16 of f.16r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
Marginalia Keywords:
Correction, Underlining
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History
Date:
22 July 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
potsdam
Origin:
Potsdam, Germany
Provenance:
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