Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar and dated 21 March 1754 [D5742]
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CMV37150
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Français 12931 (fol.59-60), ‘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 Colmar and dated 21 March 1754 [D5742]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher et respectable ami je reçois votre lettre du 17 mars.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher et respectable ami je reçois votre lettre du 17 mars.
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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 Colmar and dated 21 March 1754.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
Tabs of paper have been affixed to the right-hand side of f.59r and the upper left-hand corner of f.60v with wax. The tabs have been used to indicate a previously unedited passage. There are several small ink blots in the lower left-hand corner of f.60v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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There is a minor correction to l.12 of f.60r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. Braces have been drawn around the previously unedited sections indicated by the paper tabs on f.59r and 60v.
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History
Date:
21 March 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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colmar
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