Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 6 November 1761 [D10140]
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CMV37325
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MS 66 (fol.107-108), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 6 November 1761 [D10140]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, c‘est pour donner avis a votre excellence que je viens d’envoier chez Mr de soltikof un chapitre de 44 pages accompagné dune lettre de deux feuilles dans la quelle je vous expose mes doutes
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, C’est pour donner avis à votre excellence que je viens d’envoier chez Mr de Saltykov un chapitre de 44 pages accompagné d’une lettre de deux feuilles dans la quelle je vous expose mes doutes.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 6 November 1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
183 x 230 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with a crown and the initials ‘GR’.
Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded).There are two ink blots and some minor smudging at the bottom of f.107r. There is an L shaped tear to the lower right-hand corner of f.108r and a faint, similarly shaped stain to the upper right-hand corner of f.108v. Ink from another document has transferred onto the top of f.108v. This ink does not correspond to that of the facing page.
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Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed as ‘No. 47’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.107r. There is a minor correction to l.9 of f.107r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
6 November 1761
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
a ferney
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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