Letter from Élisabeth Françoise Sophie de La Live de Bellegarde, comtesse d’Houdetot to François-Antoine Devaux, written from Paris and dated 18 September [1760] [D9239a]
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CMV35963
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MS 122.25
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Letter from Élisabeth Françoise Sophie de La Live de Bellegarde, comtesse d’Houdetot to François-Antoine Devaux, written from Paris and dated 18 September [1760] [D9239a]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’avois depuis projetté de vous escrire mon amy et si je ne l’ay pas fait n’imaginés pas que je n’ay pas pensé a vous pour cela.
Incipit Modernised:
J’avois depuis projetté de vous escrire mon amy et si je ne l’ay pas fait n’imaginés pas que je n’ay pas pensé à vous pour cela.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Élisabeth Françoise Sophie de La Live de Bellegarde, comtesse d’Houdetot to François-Antoine Devaux, written from Paris and dated 18 September [1760].
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
189 x 133 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The wax seal is partially extant on f.2v and has caused some damage to the same. Text at the top of f.2v has been redacted, creating a hole in the paper due to the corrosive nature of the iron gall ink used to delete the text. This redaction has also caused some staining to the top of f.1v.
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Undecorated
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Text at the top of f.2v has been redacted. There is a minor correction in the form of a crossing out on l.10 of f.1v, and omitted text has been added superscript to l.12 of the same.
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History
Date:
18 September [1760]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Paris
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Provenance:
Formerly part of the Chambry collection and the Morrison collection. Passed at the Castaing sale in Paris on 14 December 1973 (Lot. J).
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