Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Villaume from Colmar and dated 28 February 1754 [D5699]
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CMV37147
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Français 12931 (fol.53-54), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
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Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Villaume from Colmar and dated 28 February 1754 [D5699]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous n’étes pas accoutumé, mon cher et respectable ami, à recevoir des lêttres de moi qui ne soient pas de ma main, mais je n’en peux plus.
Incipit Modernised:
Vous n’êtes pas accoutumé, mon cher et respectable ami, à recevoir des lettres de moi qui ne soient pas de ma main, mais je n’en peux plus.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written in the hand of Villaume from Colmar and dated 28 February 1754.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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2
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Additional Comments:
There is a small ink blot towards to bottom of f.53r. The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The paper was locked using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method, and was sealed with a sealing wafer rather than wax. This is extant on f.54 has caused some damage to the same during the opening of the letter.
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has made two pen trials in the left-hand margin of f.53r. He has also added a subscription in his own hand and signed the letter on f.53v. There is a correction to the third word of Voltaire’s subscription in the form of a crossing out. A postmark has been drawn over the address on f.54v, and a faint Colmar postmark has also been stamped above the same.
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History
Date:
28 February 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
colmar
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