Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Bénigne Le Gouz de Gerland, dating to 2 January 1771 [D16934]
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CMV37352
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MS 126.24
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Bénigne Le Gouz de Gerland, dating to 2 January 1771 [D16934]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Avant de Répondre à larticle de votre lettre concernant M De Brosses soufrés que je vous Remercie encore De la generosité avec la quelle vous interposates votre mediation entre lui et ma famille.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Avant de répondre à l’article de votre lettre concernant mr de Brosses soufrez que je vous remercie encore de la générosité avec laquelle vous interposâtes votre médiation entre lui et ma famille.
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Bénigne Le Gouz de Gerland, dating to 2 January 1771.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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225 x 180 mm
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1
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield is a number ‘4’ and a letter ‘W’.
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Binding:
Unbound.
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create wide left-hand margins on both the recto and verso sides. There is a tear to the upper right-hand corner of f.1r affecting the text, and some minor discolouration to the upper edge and right-hand side suggesting that a smaller document was stored on top of this one.
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Undecorated
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Portions of l.11-13 have been underlined on f.1r. There is a minor correction to l.12 of the same in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. The MS has been numbered ’90’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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[2 January 1771]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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