The copy is part of the collection of materials gathered for the De Cayroll edition.

The copy is part of the collection of materials gathered for the De Cayroll edition.

The text occupies pp.55-69, with notes following the text on pp.70-78.

There are variants at lines a, b, 2, 4, 11, 14, 19, 26, 30, 35-36.

The letter opens with seven lines of verse known as ‘À Monsieur de Chennevières’.

This copy of the letter is limited to the verse, known as ‘Vers sur Monsieur S[ilhouette], contrôleur général’ and a few words of the prose. It is dated 8 August 1759 and is said to have been written from Paris. Other copies of the text, however, give the date as 26 May 1759 and claim to have been written from Les Délices instead.

The present whereabouts of this MS are unknown.

The present whereabouts of this MS are unknown.