Letter from Voltaire to Henri-Lambert d’Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 2 April 1768 [D14911]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35980

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.205-206)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Henri-Lambert d’Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 2 April 1768 [D14911]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Eh bien il faut donc contenter la curiosité de vôtre amitié, et celle de Mr et de Made D’Argental.

Incipit Modernised:

Eh bien il faut donc contenter la curiosité de vôtre amitié, et celle de Mr et de Made D’Argental.

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Henri-Lambert d’Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 2 April 1768.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.76*’ and ‘No.1’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.205. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.205.

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History

Date:

2 April 1768

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

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Bibliography

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OCV Reference:

vol.117, p.249-250

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.117, p.250