Letter signed from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 29 May 1771 [D17209a]

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CMV37355

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Shelfmark:

MS 126.27

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 29 May 1771 [D17209a]

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur Le jeune desssinateur qui vous rendra cette Lettre et qui est digne de sentir tout vôtre mérite, vous dira combien.

Incipit Modernised:

Monsieur, le jeune desssinateur qui vous rendra cette lettre et qui est digne de sentir tout votre mérite, vous dira combien.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 29 May 1771.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

Dimensions:

198 x 157 mm

Hands:

2

Watermark:

The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn, beneath which is written ‘D&C Blauw’.

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Binding:

Unbound

Additional Comments:

The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). It has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is a small hole running through the centre of both leaves. In the lower left-hand corner of f.2v is a stain that resembles a partial fingerprint.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

29 May 1771

Ownership:

Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).

Origin (transcript):

ferney

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

28 April 2025