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VOLTAIRE. L.A.S. À FYOT DE LA MARCHE. 16 AOÛT 1768. 2 P. IN-8. A L'INTENDANT DU PRÉSIDENT DU PARLEMENT DE BOURGOGNE.
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- Voltaire
- Lettre autographe signée à Jean-Philippe Fyot de la Marche. Château de Ferney, 16 août 1768.
2 pages in-8 carré (198 x 162 mm). Signée "Voltaire", avec mention manuscrite "fait réponse le 23 août 1768". Deux petites rousseurs. À l'intendant du premier Président du Parlement de Bourgogne, qu’il informe d’un prêt consenti cinq ans auparavant. "Ne voulant point importuner Monsieur le premier président et respectant ses occupations, je madresse a monsieur son intendant ou a celuy qui est chargé de ses affaires pour avoir lhonneur de l’informer que je fus assez heureux en 1763 pour preter a feu Monsieur son père vingt-mille livres dont il me fit ensuitte un contract dans son voyage a Paris par devant Armet [sic pour Annet] notaire. […] Le contract est du 17 mars 1763 et feu Monsieur le premier président n’en devait que cinq quartiers". Jean-Philippe Fyot de la Marche avait repris une dizaine d’années plus tôt la charge de son père Claude-Philippe Fyot de la Marche, décédé le 3 juin 1768 et qui avait été le condisciple de Voltaire à Louis-le-Grand.Père et fils furent des correspondants réguliers du philosophe (voir lot 266). Référence : Correspondance, Pléiade, V, p. 576-577.
Condition
Deux petites rousseurs.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."