Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis de Boissy to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 20 March 1773 [D18263a]
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CMV34163
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MS Voltaire 018 (Lee), ‘Letter from M. De Boissy, Lieutenant particulier au Siege Général de la Connétablie de France to Voltaire.’
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis de Boissy to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 20 March 1773 [D18263a]
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OCLC Number:
933895479
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Et moi aussi, monsieur, ed io anché, j’ai voulu répondre à ce malheureux abbé savatier.
Incipit Modernised:
Et moi aussi, monsieur, ed io anché, j’ai voulu répondre à ce malheureux abbé savatier.
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis de Boissy to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 20 March 1773.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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190 x 130 mm
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1
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Binding:
Unbound
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Undecorated
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Several words and phrases have been underlined throughout. There are also a number of small corrections in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
20 March 1773
Ownership:
Owned by J. Patrick Lee (1942-2006).
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Provenance:
Purchased by J. Patrick Lee from an eBay auction in March 2005. Acquired by McGill University Library in 2013.
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