Secretarial copy of ‘A Monsieur D[es] M[ahis]’ written in the hand of Wagnière, with title added by Voltaire

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37548

Shelfmark:

MS-FS-11-006 (formerly Rés. 2031), ‘Voltaire. Correspondance générale (copies)’, fol.189

Title:

Secretarial copy of ‘A Monsieur D[es] M[ahis]’ written in the hand of Wagnière, with title added by Voltaire

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author

Incipit Diplomatic:

Vous ne comptez pas trente hivers
Les graces sont vôtre partage

Incipit Modernised:

Vous ne comptez pas trente hivers
Les grâces sont votre partage

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Secretarial copy of ‘A Monsieur D[es] M[ahis]’ written in the hand of Wagnière, with title added by Voltaire.

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Physical Description

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1 f.

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4

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Part of a bound collection of Voltaire’s correspondence.

Additional Comments:

The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded).

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Undecorated

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Voltaire has added the title ‘reponse a mr desmahis’ to the top of f.189r. Two endorsements have been added in different, unknown hands in the upper left-hand corner of the same. The first reads: ‘fait partie d’une lettre’. The second reads: ‘est sans le Vol: d’Epitres année 1756’. Two notes have beenadded the the left-hand margin of f.189v. These are linked to the main text through the use of corresponding symbols.

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c.1756

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OCV Reference:

vol.45A, p.392-398

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.45A, p.394, ‘MS3’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

20 October 2025