Fair copy of ‘à Messieurs les parisiens / Messieurs’, c.1760

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37590

Shelfmark:

MS-FS-11-002, ‘Voltaire. Oeuvres diverses. Et opuscules relatifs à Voltaire’, f.206-207 (formerly Rés. 2026)

Title:

Fair copy of ‘à Messieurs les parisiens / Messieurs’, c.1760

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No related manuscripts found.

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Messieurs, Je suis forcé par L’illustre M. freron de m’exposer vis avis de vous.

Incipit Modernised:

Messieurs, Je suis forcé par l’illustre M. Freron de m’exposer vis-à-vis de vous.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Fair copy of ‘à Messieurs les parisiens / Messieurs’, c.1760.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

Dimensions:

220 x 140 mm

Hands:

2

Watermark:

The paper is watermarked with a shield.

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Binding:

Part of a bound volume of Voltaire’s works. Half-binding covers.

Additional Comments:

The paper has been folded to create left-hand margins on both the recto and verso sides. The MS has also been folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There are remnants of what appear to once have been a paper tab in the upper right-hand corner of f.206r. A vaguely circular imprint beneath the tab suggests that it was affixed with a wafer seal.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has added a note to the upper left-hand corner of f.206r reading: ‘imprime depuis’.

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History

Date:

c.1760

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.50, p.221-351

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.50, p.331, ‘MSR2’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

10 November 2025