Autograph draft of a letter from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Voltaire, written from Montmorency and dating to 18 August 1756 [D6973]
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CMV37382
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Alde, Lot 106, ‘Brouillon autographe d’une partie de lettre A VOLTAIRE.’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Voltaire, written from Montmorency and dating to 18 August 1756 [D6973]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je crois, j’espère valoir mieux aux yeux de Dieu que la terre d’une planete, mais si les planetes sont habiteés comme il est probable, pourquoi vaudrois-je mieux a ses yeux que tous les habitans de saturne.
Incipit Modernised:
Je crois, j’espère valoir mieux aux yeux de Dieu que la terre d’une planète, mais si les planètes sont habitées comme il est probable, pourquoi vaudrois-je mieux à ses yeux que tous les habitants de Saturne.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Voltaire, written from Montmorency and dating to 18 August 1756.
Detailed Summary:
The draft is incomplete and represents just one part of Rousseau’s much longer ‘Lettre sur la providence’. The symbol at the beginning of the draft suggests that this manuscript may have been an addendum that was to be inserted into the final draft of the letter.
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1 f.
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2
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Additional Comments:
There are pin holes in the lower left-hand corner of f.1r that suggest that the MS was once pinned to another document.
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There is a minor correction to l.1 of f.1r in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript. A symbol has been added to the start of the draft. Amélie Streckeisen-Moultou, the great-grandaughter of Paul Moultou, has added a provenance note to the bottom of f.1r that certifies that the manuscript is in Rousseau’s hand.
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History
Date:
[18 August 1756]
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Origin (transcript):
[Montmorency]
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Provenance:
Passed at the Alde sale on 14 December 2022 for €6,000.
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