Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Frankfurt-am-Main and dating to c.7 June 1753 [D5313]
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CMV37140
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Français 12931 (fol.39), ‘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 Frankfurt-am-Main and dating to c.7 June 1753 [D5313]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
ma niece me mande de strasbourg que j’ay fait un beau quiproquo
Incipit Modernised:
Ma nièce me mande de Strasbourg que j’ai fait un beau quiproquo
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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 Frankfurt-am-Main and dating to c.7 June 1753.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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1
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Additional Comments:
There are several circular stains in the left-hand margin that suggests an additional slip of paper was once affixed to the MS, either with wax or, more probably, with sealing wafers.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Voltaire has added a postscript to the bottom of the MS on f.39v.
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History
Date:
c.7 June 1753
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
francfort sur le mein
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