Autograph letter from Jeanne Grâce Bosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to c.1764/1765 [D12281a]

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CMV36081

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MS 123.24

Title:

Autograph letter from Jeanne Grâce Bosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to c.1764/1765 [D12281a]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Vous aves voulu que mr dargental prit le tems de la reflexion en luy disant que la nuit portoit conseil.

Incipit Modernised:

Vous avés voulu que mr Dargental prit le tems de la réflexion en luy disant que la nuit portoit conseil.

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No

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Jeanne Grâce Bosc Du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to c.1764/1765.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

Dimensions:

218 x 167 mm

Hands:

2

Watermark:

The paper is watermarked with indistinguishable text.

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Binding:

Unbound

Additional Comments:

The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There is some minor staining to the right-hand side of the MS. There are several pin holes along either side of the central bifolium fold line.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

Clogenson has added a provenance note to the top of f.2v. Omitted text has been added superscript on l.14 of f.1r, and there are several minor corrections to l.1v-2r in the form of crossings out, some with the addition of corrected text superscript.

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History

Date:

[1764/1765]

Ownership:

Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

6 September 2024