Letter from François-Claude-Michel-Benoît Le Camus de Néville to Alexandre Marie de Dompierre d’Hornoy, undated
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CMV33722
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MS 46 (A)
Title:
Letter from François-Claude-Michel-Benoît Le Camus de Néville to Alexandre Marie de Dompierre d’Hornoy, undated
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Brief Summary:
Letter from François-Claude-Michel-Benoît Le Camus de Néville to Alexandre Marie de Dompierre d’Hornoy, undated.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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217 x 161 mm
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Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with text reading: ‘VJ & FJ DANGOVLEME’.
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Additional Comments:
The MS features both additional horizontal and vertical fold lines, suggesting that the letter had been folded into four at one stage.
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Undecorated
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The MS features one minor correction to the text on line 5 of p.1.
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History
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Paris
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Provenance:
Passed at the Lambert sale in Paris on 20 October 1957. Bought at auction by Theodore Besterman at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 for £5.
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