Letter from François-Claude-Michel-Benoît Le Camus de Néville to Alexandre Marie de Dompierre d’Hornoy, undated

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CMV33723

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MS 46 (B)

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:

3 ff.

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217 x 173 mm

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The paper is watermarked with an elaborate shield.

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Additional Comments:

The MS features both horizontal and vertical fold lines, suggesting that the letter had been folded into four at one stage. There is a small hole on the left-hand side of p.1, in between the two lines drawn in ink.

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Undecorated

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There is one minor correction to the text on line 3 of p.1. Two large lines have been drawn to the left-hand side of the text on p.1.

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History

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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).

Origin (transcript):

Paris

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024