Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Potsdam and dated 8 September 1752 [D5011]
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CMV37132
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Français 12931 (fol.22-23), ‘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 8 September 1752 [D5011]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange le premier tome du siecle, et le tiers du second sont deja faits.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange le premier tome du siècle, et le tiers du second sont déjà faits.
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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 8 September 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:
There is a small ink blot in the upper left-hand corner of f.23v, possibly caused by ink transfer from the facing page. The MS has been folded in half vertically (since unfolded).
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The first two words of f.24r have been underlined. There are minor corrections to f.24r in the form of crossings out and the addition of corrected text over the top of incorrect text. A marginal note has been added to the same folio and is linked to a specific place on l.2 through the use of a shared symbol. A postscript has been added vertically in the lower left-hand margin of f.24v.
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History
Date:
8 September 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
potsdam
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