Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Strasbourg and dated 19 August 1753 [D5485]
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CMV37141
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Français 12931 (fol.40-41), ‘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 Strasbourg and dated 19 August 1753 [D5485]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher ange, j’ignore si madame denis vous a donné un chifon de lettre que je vous ecrivis etant un peu attristé et tres malade.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange, j’ignore si madame Denis vous a donné un chifon de lettre que je vous écrivis étant un peu attristé et très malade.
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Strasbourg and dated 19 August 1753.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
There is a smudge of ink in the left-hand margin of f.40r.
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Undecorated
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The end of l.7 and the start of l.8 on f.41v have been underlined.
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History
Date:
19 August 1753
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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strasbourg
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