Letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel Pechell, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 23 August 1776 [D20268]
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CMV37405
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 121, ‘Voltaire | letter signed, to Samuel Pechell, 23 August 1776’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel Pechell, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 23 August 1776 [D20268]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Whenever you honour me with one of yr letters j assume new spirits
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, whenever you honour me with one of your letters I assume new spirits
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel Pechell, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 23 August 1776.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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2
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. A small piece of tape has been affixed to the left-hand side of f.1r and there is a small ink blot beneath l.12 of f.1v. There are several ink splatters over the text throughout.
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Undecorated
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The Latin phrase on f.2r has been underlined.
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History
Date:
23 August 1776
Ownership:
Formerly part of the Pencarrow Collection.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale on 8 December 1999 (Lot. 170) and again on 27 April 2021 (Lot. 121) where it sold for £3,024.
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