Contemporary copy of a letter from Jacques Antoine Hippolyte de Guibert, comte de Guibert to Voltaire, written from Saint-Florent, and dated 29 August 1766 [D15851]
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CMV36333
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MS 126.3
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Jacques Antoine Hippolyte de Guibert, comte de Guibert to Voltaire, written from Saint-Florent, and dated 29 August 1766 [D15851]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher Bienfaiteur, Mr. De Chauvelin vient de me faire voir une Lettre
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher bienfaiteur, Mr De Chauvelin vient de me faire voir une lettre
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Jacques Antoine Hippolyte de Guibert, comte de Guibert to Voltaire, written from Saint-Florent, and dated 29 August 1766.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
187 x 129 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a star, topped with a crown.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There is a small, faint, circular stain in the lower right-hand corner of f.2r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to the date line in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
29 August 1766
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Camp de Sanfiorenso
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 17 April 1880 (Lot. 71), the Dubrunfaut sale in Paris on 22 December 1884 (Lot. 98/99), and the E. Gourio de Refuge sale in Paris on 23 December 1902 (Lot. 277).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.119, p.187-188
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.119, p.188
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