Autograph letter from Voltaire to Guillaume-Claude de Laleu, written from Ferney and dated 14 March 1774 [D18852]
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CMV37694
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RR Auction, Lot 432, ‘Voltaire: “Voltaire, your old servant”’
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Guillaume-Claude de Laleu, written from Ferney and dated 14 March 1774 [D18852]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Je vous ecris monsieur pour vous remercier de touttes vos bontez et pour vous en demander une nouvelle
Incipit Modernised:
Je vous écris, monsieur, pour vous remercier de toutes vos bontés et pour vous en demander une nouvelle.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Guillaume-Claude de Laleu, written from Ferney and dated 14 March 1774.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
191 x 114 mm
Hands:
2
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Unbound
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a symbol and abbreviated text to the left-hand side of f.1r.
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History
Date:
14 March 1774
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Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the RR Auction sale (Lot 432) on 14 September 2016 where it sold for $6,145.
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