Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November 1756 [D7058]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36132
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Français 12937 (p.122)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November 1756 [D7058]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Votre souvenir m’est toujours bien agréable, mon cher monsieur
Incipit Modernised:
Vôtre souvenir m’est toujours bien agréable, mon cher Monsieur
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November 1756.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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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.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.63’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.122. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference and a number ‘8’ to the bottom of p.122.
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History
Date:
20 November 1756
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Aux Délices
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