Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar and dated 16 April 1754 [D5780]
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CMV37151
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Français 12931 (fol.61-62), ‘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 16 April 1754 [D5780]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
est il vray mon cher ange que votre santé s’altere?
Incipit Modernised:
Est-il vrai mon cher ange que votre santé s’altère?
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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 16 April 1754.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
A tab of paper have been affixed to the right-hand side of f.61r to indicate a previously unedited passage. There is ink transfer from another document at the bottom of f.62v. The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides of the page. The MS has also been folded in half vertically (since unfolded).
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Undecorated
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Braces have been drawn around the section of unedited text indicated by the paper tab on f.61r. The library stamp of De Cayrol has been added to the top of f.61r. There is a minor correction to l.6 of f.62v in the form of a crossing out.
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History
Date:
16 April 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
colmar
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