Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Boris Mikhailovich Saltykov, dated 14/25 May 1761 [D9792]
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CMV37311
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MS 66 (fol.75-76), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Boris Mikhailovich Saltykov, dated 14/25 May 1761 [D9792]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Voicy monsieur un essay de ce que vous m’avez demandé.
Incipit Modernised:
Voici monsieur un essay de ce que vous m’avez demandé.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Boris Mikhailovich Saltykov, dated 14/25 May 1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
113 x 198 mm
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2
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Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The final word of f.75r has been smudged slightly.
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Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed as ‘#.34’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.75r, and a second had has added the date of the letter to the upper right-hand corner of the same. Omitted text has been added superscript to l.7 of f.75r.
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History
Date:
14/25 May 1761
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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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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