Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Tournay and dated 11 September 1759 [D8477]
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CMV37290
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MS 66 (fol.35-36), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Tournay and dated 11 September 1759 [D8477]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Monsieur de Soltikoff s’est chargé de vous faire parvenir un petit ballot contenant quelques imprimez et quelques manuscrits pour votre Bibliothêque.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Monsieur de Soltikoff s’est chargé de vous faire parvenir un petit ballot contenant quelques imprimez et quelques manuscrits pour votre bibliothèque.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Tournay and dated 11 September 1759.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
180 x 230 mm
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3
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Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded).
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed as ‘No.15’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.35r, and a provenance note has been added to the lower left-hand corner of f.36v. The final lines of the letter on f.35v have been added in Voltaire’s hand. Parts of l.13-15 have been underlined on f.36r, and there is a minor correction to l.8 of the same in the form of omitted text being added superscript.
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History
Date:
11 September 1759
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
au chateu de tourney par geneve
Provenance:
Passed at the Vidal-Mégret sale in Paris on 29 May 1968 (Lot. 130) where it sold for 48,500 francs (plus tax).
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