Autograph letter signed from Geogre Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, to Gilles Germain Richard de Ruffey, written from Montbard and dated 27 Spetember 1732
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35277
Repository:
Shelfmark:
MA 863.5, ‘Autograph letter signed : Buffon pres Montbard, to [Gilles Germain] Richard de Ruffey, 1732 Sept. 27.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Geogre Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, to Gilles Germain Richard de Ruffey, written from Montbard and dated 27 Spetember 1732
Collection(s):
No related collections found.
Related record(s):
No related manuscripts found.
Link to Archive Catalogue:
Link to Digital Resource:
OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Geogre Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, to Gilles Germain Richard de Ruffey, written from Montbard and dated 27 Spetember 1732.
Detailed Summary:
Buffon opens by stating that he has only just found Ruffey’s previous letter which should have been forward to the recipient sooner. He mentions several acquaintances including M. de la Bastide, M. Lebault, and Charles de Brosses before offering to run errands for Ruffey whilst he is in Paris. He asks if Ruffey will visit Paris, and mentions the theatre, discussing Voltaire’s Zaïre and the Mercure de France. He concludes by noting that he is sending a catalogue of books for Jean Bouhier.
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Status:
Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
3 pp.
Format:
Dimensions:
Height: 224 mm
Hands:
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Additions:
Marginalia Keywords:
Inclusions:
History
Date:
27 September 1732
Ownership:
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
Provenance:
Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1913 by Pierpont Morgan.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
OCV Manuscript Reference:
Record created by:
Record created on: