Document signed by Voltaire, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 February 1776
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CMV37675
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Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, ‘Lot 161 Voltaire — 1776 Manuscript Document Signed From Ferney’
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Document signed by Voltaire, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 February 1776
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai reçu de Monsieur Le Marquis De St. Tropez, par Monsieur Audibert, Quatre cent quatre vingt une Livres douze sous, pour une année de ma rente, échue le premier May 1775.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai reçu de Monsieur le Marquis de Saint-Tropez, par Monsieur Audibert, quatre cent quatre-vingt-une livres douze sous, pour une année de ma rente, échue le premier mai 1775.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Document signed by Voltaire, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 February 1776.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire acknowledges that he received from Monsieur Le Marquis De St. Tropez, via Monsieur Audibert, four hundred and eighty-one pounds and twelve sous, for one year of his annuity, due on the first of May 1775.
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Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
102 x 159 mm
Hands:
3
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield are the names ‘D&C [Blauw]’.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is a hole in the lower left-hand quadrant of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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A third, unidentified hand has added a note beneath Voltaire’s signature that reads: ‘trente quatre cote trente trois’.
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History
Date:
28 February 1776
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Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Goldberg Coins & Collectibles sale in Los Angeles on 27 July 2019 (Lot. 161) where it sold for $1,300.
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