Autograph draft letter from La Beaumelle to an unknown recipient concerning Voltaire, undated
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV33753
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MS 54 (F), ‘Dossier of papers in the possession of Laurent Anglivel de La Beaumelle at the time of his imprisonment in the Bastille in April 1753’
Title:
Autograph draft letter from La Beaumelle to an unknown recipient concerning Voltaire, undated
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft letter from La Beaumelle to an unknown, undated.
Detailed Summary:
The letter concerns Voltaire.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
4 pp.
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371 x 242 mm
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other papers in the collection in Middle Hill boards.
Additional Comments:
There is a small hole in the lower left-hand margin of p.31-34. The pages feature a horizontal and vertical fold line. The lower right-hand portion of p.33 is missing. This may have been where the address had been written.
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Undecorated
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A section of the text has been crossed out on p.32.
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History
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Ownership:
Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
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Provenance:
Sold at auction by Sotheby in London on 28-29 June 1976 (Lot 4167) for £2600 plus commissions.
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