Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written from Ferney and dated 19 December 1770 [D16841n]
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CMV37349
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MS 126.21
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written from Ferney and dated 19 December 1770 [D16841n]
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Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
Jai une consultation de neuf avocats qui m’autorisent
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai une consultation de neuf avocats qui m’autorisent
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written from Ferney and dated 19 December 1770.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
226 x 180 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is partially countermarked with the initials ‘IKM’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS is one half of a sheet of paper. The other half constitutes CMV37350. The paper has been folded to create a wide left-hand margin and has also been folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There is some minor discolouration in the lower right-hand corner of f.1r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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The MS has been numbered ’84’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
19 December 1770
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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