Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne, comte de Tressan, written from Lausanne and dated 11 February 1758 [D7629]
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CMV36140
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Français 12937 (p.131)
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Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne, comte de Tressan, written from Lausanne and dated 11 February 1758 [D7629]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai pris l’énorme liberté, Monsieur, de vous envoyer une bibliotheque complette de fatras imprimès à Genêve chez les frères Cramer.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai pris l’énorme liberté, monsieur, de vous envoyer une bibliothèque complète de fatras imprimés à Genêve chez les frères Cramer.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne, comte de Tressan, written from Lausanne and dated 11 February 1758.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.71’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.131. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.131. Names have been underlined throughout. There is a minor correction to l.9 in the form of a crossing out.
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History
Date:
11 February 1758
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
lausanne
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