Contemporary copy of ‘Lettre du secrétaire de M. de Voltaire’, written in the hand of Bigex (1764)
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CMV37710
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MS-FS-11-006 (formerly Rés. MS 59), ‘Voltaire. Correspondance générale (copies)’, fol.234-235
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Contemporary copy of ‘Lettre du secrétaire de M. de Voltaire’, written in the hand of Bigex (1764)
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur Vous avez écrit trois Lettres à M. de Voltaire, signées Ladouz, à L’hotel des Asturies, rue du Sépulchre
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Vous avez écrit trois lettres à M. de Voltaire, signées Ladouz, àl’hôtel des Asturies, rue du Sépulchre
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of ‘Lettre du secrétaire de M. de Voltaire’, written in the hand of Bigex.
Detailed Summary:
This copy of the text contains two grammatical oddities that align with those of the printed edition: the plural form ‘aucunes’ and ‘prière […] qu’il a traduit’.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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1
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Part of a bound collection.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The MS has also been folded in half horizontally and the lower right-hand corner has been dog-eared. There is a small, circular impression in the lower left-hand corner of f.234r that suggests that a wafer seal was either attached at one time to the MS, or that the MS rested against another document that made use of such a seal.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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The number ‘176’ has been added to the upper right-hand corner of f.234r. Select words and phrases have been underlined throughout.
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History
Date:
1764
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OCV Reference:
vol.57A, p.65-69
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.57A, p.24, ‘MS12’
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