Autograph letter from François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis to Voltaire, written from Albi and dated 22 June 1767 [D14233]
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CMV36182
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MS 124.17
Title:
Autograph letter from François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis to Voltaire, written from Albi and dated 22 June 1767 [D14233]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ay lu avec interet, mon cher Confrere, Le memoire des Siruen.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai lu avec intérêt, mon cher Confrère, Le mémoire des Sirvan.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis to Voltaire, written from Albi and dated 22 June 1767.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
201 x 157 mm
Hands:
2
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘IVL’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter has been folded into four (since unfolded). There is a small hole in the left-hand side of f.2r.
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has endorsed the MS as ‘du C de Berni[s]’ in his own hand at the top of f.1r. There is a minor correction to l.1 of f.2r in the form of an omitted word being added superscript. This insertion has been crossed out, and corrected text added superscript. Part of l.3 of f.2r has been underlined.
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History
Date:
22 June 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
alby
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Provenance:
Passed at the Fatio sale in Paris on 15 June 1932 (Lot. 631), the Robert Schuman sale in Paris on 2 December 1965 (Lot. 37), and the Sotheby Sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 84).
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